Begijnendijk () is a
municipality
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located in the
Belgian
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province of
Flemish Brabant
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. The municipality comprises the towns of Begijnendijk proper and
Betekom
Begijnendijk () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Begijnendijk proper and Betekom. On January 1, 2006, Begijnendijk had a total population of 9,400. The total area is 17 ...
. On January 1, 2006, Begijnendijk had a total population of 9,400. The total area is 17.62 km² which gives a
population density
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of 534 inhabitants per km². The official spoken language is Dutch.
On the 25th of July 2019, the hottest ever recorded in Belgium was recorded in Begijnendijk, the town recording a temperature of , beating the temperature of recorded in
Angleur
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, recorded just the previous day.
Further reading
* 2008 "''De boerekes van Betekom''" written by Bob Michiels
* 2005 "''Begijnendijk, dorp van kerkenbouwers''"
* 2003 "''De vergane glorie van Betekom''" written by Pascal Van Vlasselaer
* 1997 "''De parochies St. Lucia en St. Laurentius van Begijnendijk-Betekom voot 1901''" written by H. Guislain
* 1996 "''Begijnendijk voor 1796''" written by Geert Andries
* 1996 "''Betekom op de schoolbanken''" written by Vermeulen-Vandenbussche, Trees
* 1995 "''Volkstelling van Betekom en Begijnendijk''"
* 1995 "''Nota's uit de rekeningen der St.Laurentiuskerk: 1715, 1751,1757,1762,1775, XIXe en XXe eeuw''"
* 1995 "''De oude molen van Betekom''"
* 1994 "''Hoe Begijnendijk ontstond als aparte gemeente op 8 maart 1796''"
References
External links
*
Official website- Available only in
Dutch
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Municipalities of Flemish Brabant
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