Bierbeek () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in the

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province of

Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant ( nl, Vlaams-Brabant ; french: Brabant flamand ) 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, Haina ...

. The municipality comprises the towns of Bierbeek proper,

Korbeek-Lo Korbeek-Lo is a large village located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, a short distance to the east of Leuven. The total area is 39.75 km² which gives a population density, using 2006 values, of 829 inhabitants per km ...

, Lovenjoel and Opvelp. On January 1, 2006, Bierbeek had a total population of 9,147. The total area is 39.73 km² which gives a

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of 230 inhabitants per km².

Born

Gaston Roelants Gaston, Baron Roelants (born 5 February 1937), is a Belgian former elite steeplechaser and cross country runner. He won the 1962 European and 1964 Olympic titles in the 3000 m steeplechase and twice broke the world record. Biography Roelants ...

(born 1937), athlete *

Frederik Veuchelen Frederik Veuchelen (born 4 September 1978 in Korbeek-Lo) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2017 for the , , and teams. Major results ;2003 : 1st Memorial Van Coningsloo : 8th In ...

(born 1978), cyclist

References

External links

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Official website
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Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...

Municipalities of Flemish Brabant {{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub