Lennik () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
located in the
Belgian province of
Flemish Brabant
Flemish Brabant ( ; ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also ...
. The municipality comprises the towns of
Sint-Kwintens-Lennik,
Sint-Martens-Lennik, Eizeringen and
Gaasbeek. It is also situated in the
Pajottenland. On January 1, 2006, Lennik had a total population of 8,694. The total area is 30.80 km
2 which gives a
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
of 282 inhabitants per km
2.
On its territory is the national
Gaasbeek Castle museum.
A 4 metre high statue of Prince (a
Belgian Draught
The Belgian Draught, , , is a Belgium, Belgian list of horse breeds, breed of draught horse. It originates in the region of the Low Countries that is now central Belgium, and may also be called the Brabant after the former Province of Brabant ...
,
draught horse
A draft horse (US) or draught horse (UK), also known as dray horse, carthorse, work horse or heavy horse, is a large horse bred to be a working animal hauling freight and doing heavy agricultural tasks such as plough, plowing. There are a nu ...
) stands on the Market Place.
File:Prins, de Trots van Brabant door Koenraad Tinel, Lennik 03.jpg, Prince, the pride of Brabant
References
External links
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QW1i's official website Chiro Lennik Official Website
Municipalities of Flemish Brabant
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