Meise () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the
Belgian
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province of
Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and
Wolvertem (a ''
deelgemeente''), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. As of January 1, 2006, Meise had a total population of 18,464. The total area is 34.82 km² which gives a
population density
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of 530 inhabitants per km².
Meise is also a last name of a few families originating from Germany.
Transport
The
A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.
Points of interest
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Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
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Botanic Garden Meise ( nl, Plantentuin Meise)
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Bouchout Castle
Image:EddyMerckxFactoryInMeise.jpg, The Eddy Merckx bicycle factory in Meise
Image:Meise JPG03.jpg, National Botanic Garden of Belgium
Notable people from Meise
Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are
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Eddy Merckx
Édouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx (, ; born 17 June 1945), better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional road and track bicycle racer who is among the most successful riders in the history of competitive cycling. His victorie ...
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Tony De Pauw
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Kris Wauters
Kris Wauters (born 21 December 1964) is a Flemish artist, active with the band Clouseau combined with his brother Koen Wauters
Koen Maria Gaston Wauters (born 17 September 1967) is a Flemish singer, active with the band Clouseau, television pre ...
(from the band
Clouseau
Inspector Jacques Clouseau (), later granted the rank of Chief Inspector, is a fictional character in Blake Edwards' farcical ''The Pink Panther'' series. He is portrayed by Peter Sellers in the original series, and also by Alan Arkin in the ...
)
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Jean-Pierre Van Rossem
Jean-Pierre Van Rossem (29 May 1945 – 13 December 2018) was a Belgian stock market guru, economist, econometrician, convicted fraudster, author, philosopher, public figure, politician, and member of the Belgian and Flemish Parliaments.
Li ...
Empress
Carlota of Mexico
Charlotte of Belgium (''Marie Charlotte Amélie Augustine Victoire Clémentine Léopoldine''; 7 June 1840 – 19 January 1927), known by the Spanish version of her name, Carlota, was by birth a Princess of Belgium and member of the House of ...
(born the first Belgian princess) spent many secluded years at the
Castle of Bouchout where she died in 1927.
Twin towns
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Waalre
Waalre () is an affluent municipality and town in the province of North Brabant in the southern Netherlands, immediately south of the city of Eindhoven.
Population centres
* Aalst
* Waalre
Waalre is the so-called ''Groenfontein'' (Green fount ...
, since 1980
References
External links
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Municipalities of Flemish Brabant