Steenokkerzeel () is a
municipality
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located in the
Belgian 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, Hain ...
. The municipality comprises the towns of
Melsbroek,
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
population density
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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
Boekt is a village in Zolder that is part of the Heusden-Zolder municipality of the Limburg province in the Flemish Community
The Flemish Community ( nl, Vlaamse Gemeenschap ; french: Communauté flamande ; german: Flämische Gemeinschaft ) is ...
. 't Dickt, Passiewijk and Zonnebos are the names of residential areas in Steenokkerzeel.
Education
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Sabena Flight Academy
Notable inhabitants
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Aguila (born 1937), artist, industrial designer, and founder of the “probability reality”
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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, the last monarch of Austria-Hungary. As such, she was the last Empres ...
, the last
Empress of Austria
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The different titles lasted just a little und ...
,
Queen of Hungary, and
Queen of Bohemia
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The first Duchess of Bohemia (''česká kněžna'') was St. Ludmila, while the first Queen of Bohemia (''česká královna'') was Świętosława of Poland. Some of them were (lik ...
.
References
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Municipalities of Flemish Brabant
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