Schepdaal is a village and

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Dilbeek Dilbeek () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Dilbeek proper, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek (with Sint-Anna-Pede), Schepdaal (with Sint-Gertrudis-Pede), ...

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History

The oldest mention dates back to 1260, when the area was called Scepdale. Before 1827 Schepdaal was a part of Zierbeek, named after the stream with the same name that runs through the village, and was a part of

Sint-Martens-Lennik Lennik () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Sint-Kwintens-Lennik, Sint-Martens-Lennik, Eizeringen and Gaasbeek. It is also situated in the Pajottenland. On January 1, 2006 ...

. From 1497 to 1577 Schepdaal was the property of the lords of Gaasbeek. In 1457 Zierbeek had its own seal. Only until the occupation by Holland, Schepdaal became a municipality on its own. Clerical, it became independent of Sint-Martens-Lennik in 1842. In 1977 it became a

of Dilbeek.

Geography

Apart from Schepdaal itself, there are two other villages within its borders:

Sint-Gertrudis-Pede Sint-Gertrudis-Pede is a village in Dilbeek. Toponymy According to local legend, Gertrude of Nivelles, abbess of Nivelles Abbey, was on her way to Lennik when her carriage became stuck in the mud. Therefore, she was obliged to continue her jour ...

and Zierbeek. Schepdaal has 5372 inhabitants.

Attractions

Schepdaal

* Tram Museum (1962) * Former brewery Eylenbosch (1851) * Sint-Rumoldus Church (1853) * Castle of Schepdaal (now on the territory of

)

Sint-Gertrudis-Pede

* Watermill Sint-Gertrudis-Pede (1774) * Sint Geertrui church

Zierbeek

* Hof te Zierebeek (18th century)

Public transport

On 8 September 1887 the first

vicinal tramway The National Company of Light Railways ( nl, Nationale Maatschappij Van Buurtspoorwegen, abbreviated as NMVB; french: Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Vicinaux, abbreviated as SNCV) was a state-owned transportation provider which comprised ...

in Brabant, Schepdaal –

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

Ninoofsepoort was opened. The depot of the line was located in Schepdaal. This depot was transformed into the National Museum of Vicinal Tramways in the late 60's. The museum was maintained by volunteers, and closed in 1998 for renovations. On 1 July 2009 the tram Museum was reopened by the vzw "erfgoed Vlaanderen".

Sport

* Football Club FC Schepdaal

Famous inhabitants

* Urbain Servranckx, better known as the comic Urbanus, is born in

. *

Adri van Tiggelen Adrianus Andreas "Adri" van Tiggelen (born 16 June 1957) is a retired Dutch footballer who played as a left back. His career in football was intimately connected to Sparta Rotterdam, in which he began as a professional footballer, going on to ...

, former Dutch football player of Anderlecht. * Remco Evenepoel, a cyclist from Belgium, lives in Schepdaal. *

Jef Valkeniers Jozef Maria Zacharias (Jef) Valkeniers (Schepdaal, Belgium - 29 December 1932) is a physician-neuropsychiatrist and a Flemish politician. Biography Jef Valkeniers was born in 1932 as the seventh child in a large brewer family. He grew up in Schep ...

, last mayor of Schepdaal.

References

{{Dilbeek Dilbeek Former municipalities of Flemish Brabant