Steenokkerzeel () 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, Hai ...

. The municipality comprises the towns of Melsbroek,

Perk Perk may refer to: Places *Perk, Belgium, part of the municipality of Steenokkerzeel ** Perk Castle, a castle near there * Perk Summit, Victoria Land, Antarctica People * August Perk (1897–1945), anti-Nazi German resistance fighter * Brian Perk ...

and Steenokkerzeel proper. On December 31, 2010 Steenokkerzeel had a total population of 11,580. The total area is 23.46 km² which gives a

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of 493 inhabitants per km². (Steenokkerzeel: 6.333 inhabitants, Melbroek 2.508 inhabitants, Perk 2.739 inhabitants.) Steenokkerzeel consists of the townships of Humelgem, Steenokkerzeel and Wambeek. Perk consists of the townships Perk, Huinhoven and Boekt. 't Dickt, Passiewijk and Zonnebos are the names of residential areas in Steenokkerzeel.

Education

* Sabena Flight Academy

Notable inhabitants

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(born 1937), artist, industrial designer, and founder of the “probability reality” *

Zita of Bourbon-Parma Zita of Bourbon-Parma (''Zita Maria delle Grazie Adelgonda Micaela Raffaela Gabriella Giuseppina Antonia Luisa Agnese''; 9 May 1892 – 14 March 1989) was the wife of Charles I of Austria, Charles, the last monarch of Austria-Hungary. As such, sh ...

, the last

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, Queen of Hungary, and Queen of Bohemia.

References

External links

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