Geetbets () is a

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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 Geetbets proper, Grazen and Rummen. On January 1, 2006, Geetbets had a total population of 5,765. The total area is 35.17 km² which gives a

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of 164 inhabitants per km².

Notable people

Jane Brigode Jane Brigode (born Jane Ouwerx; 30 May 1870 – 3 May 1952) was a Belgian liberal and politician. From 1940 until 1945 she was co-president of the Liberal Party. In 1921, she and Marthe Boël founded the ''Union des femmes libérales de l’arro ...

(born Jane Ouwerx) (Rummen, 30 May 1870-

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, 3 May 1952), a

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and politician.

References

External links

* Municipalities of Flemish Brabant {{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub