Pepingen () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the
Belgian
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* Something of, or related to, Belgium
* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
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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 villages of
Beert,
Bellingen,
Bogaarden
Bogaarden is a village in the municipality of Pepingen, in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.
The name 'Bogaarden' means "orchards". Gertrude of Nivelles
Gertrude of Nivelles, OSB (also spelled ''Geretrude'', ''Geretrudis'', ''Gertrud''; ...
,
Elingen
Elingen is a village in the municipality of Pepingen, in the Belgian
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,
Heikruis and Pepingen proper. It is also situated in the
Pajottenland
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. On January 1, 2006, Pepingen had a total population of 4,352. The total area is 36.05 km² which gives a
population density
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of 121 inhabitants per km².
References
External links
*
Official Pepingen website
Municipalities of Flemish Brabant
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