Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle is a village and

deelgemeente A deelgemeente (, literally ''part-municipality'') or section (French) is a subdivision of a municipality in Belgium and, until March 2014, in the Netherlands as well. Belgium Each municipality in Belgium that existed as a separate entity on 1 Ja ...

Dilbeek Dilbeek () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Dilbeek proper, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek (with Sint-Anna-Pede), Schepdaal (with Sint-Gertrudis-Pe ...

History

Historically, Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle was a part of the Land of

Asse Asse () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It comprises the towns of Asse proper, Bekkerzeel, Kobbegem, Mollem, Relegem and Zellik. Asse is also situated in the Pajottenland. As of 2020, Asse had a total ...

. Together with

Groot-Bijgaarden Groot-Bijgaarden (officially) or Grand-Bigard is a village and deelgemeente in the municipality of Dilbeek, a suburb of Brussels, in Flanders, Belgium. Toponymy The name Bijgaarden is derived from the Germanic word for enclosure. The appellation ...

Itterbeek Itterbeek is a historical village in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium, and since 1977 a submunicipality of Dilbeek. Toponymy The village derives its name from the Indo-European words 'eud-' (water) en 'baki' (stream). One of the first m ...

Schepdaal Schepdaal is a village and deelgemeente of Dilbeek in Flanders, Belgium. History The oldest mention dates back to 1260, when the area was called Scepdale. Before 1827 Schepdaal was a part of Zierbeek, named after the stream with the same name ...

and Sint-Martens-Bodegem, it has formed the municipality of

since 1 January 1977.

Geography

Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle has 1,633 inhabitants and consists of . The height above sea level varies between .

Attractions

* Sint-Ulrik Church * The neo-classical : built in 1773 by the architect

Laurent-Benoît Dewez Laurent-Benoît Dewez (14 April 1731 – 1 November 1812) was a Belgian architect of Walloon origin. He is considered the most influential architect in the Austrian Netherlands (present-day Belgium) from the second half of the 18th century. H ...

, now used as a cultural centre. * Castle Nieuwermolen * Brewery Girardin: an authentic lambic brewery

Education

* Klein klein kleutertje (nursery school) * De Kriebel (primary school)

Bagaya-Kapelle

Since 1989, Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle is twinned with Bagaya, a village in the

Casamance , settlement_type = Geographical region , image_skyline = Senegal Casamance.png , image_caption = Casamance in Senegal , image_flag = Flag of Casamance.svg , image_shield = , motto ...

, in the south of

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣� ...

. The goal is to bring the two communities closer together and to support several local development projects.

External links

Municipality of Dilbeek

Bagaya-Kapelle (Dutch)
{{Coord, 50, 52, 48, N, 4, 13, 06, E, source:nlwiki, display=title Dilbeek Populated places in Flemish Brabant