Leefdaal is a small town in central

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

, in the

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 ...

. It is part of the municipality of

Bertem Bertem () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Bertem proper, Korbeek-Dijle and Leefdaal. On January 1, 2006, Bertem had a total populatio ...

. Before 1977 it used to be one of the biggest villages in the region. Leefdaal features two medieval churches and a 17th-century castle.

People of Leefdael

Jean de Brouchoven, 2nd Count of Bergeyck Jean II de Brouchoven, 2nd Count of Bergeyck (October 9, 1644 - May 21, 1725), was a Flemish politician who later was recognised as Baron of Leefdael. Life He was the son of Jean-Baptiste de Brouchoven, 1st Count of Bergeyck, and Helena Fourm ...

, 1st Baron of Leefdael, buried in Leefdaal. *

Hubertus Hubertus or Hubert ( 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he was ...

, (656-727) In the year 727, a few days before his death,

stopped with his companions at Leefdael on his way from Heverlee where he had been preaching. He was seized with fever and then hurried to Tervuren.''Vie du grand Saint Hubert à la Cour, au désert et sur le siège épiscopal de Tongres.'' Namur, imprimerie Picard-Balon. 28 pp. undated.

Toponymy

Heritage

Leefdaal Castle Leefdaal is a small town in central Belgium, in the Flemish Brabant. It is part of the municipality of Bertem. Before 1977 it used to be one of the biggest villages in the region. Leefdaal features two medieval churches and a 17th-century castl ...

, residence of the House of Merode.

Gallery

Image:Leefdaal_church_E.jpg, Leefdaal church Image:Leefdaal_church_D.jpg, Leefdaal church inside File:Leefdaal castle.jpg,

File:Blason ville be Leefdaal.svg, Arms Image:Praenobilis Familia LEEFDAEL.jpg, Noble House of Leefdael

References

Populated places in Flemish Brabant {{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub