Bierbeek () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...
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 Bierbeek proper,
Korbeek-Lo,
Lovenjoel and
Opvelp. On January 1, 2006, Bierbeek had a total population of 9,147. The total area is 39.73 km² which gives a
population density
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of 230 inhabitants per km².
Born
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Gaston Roelants (born 1937), athlete
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Frederik Veuchelen
Frederik Veuchelen (born 4 September 1978 in Korbeek-Lo) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer, who competed professionally between 2004 and 2017 for the , , and teams.
Major results
;2003
: 1st Memorial Van Coningsloo
: 8th I ...
(born 1978), cyclist
References
External links
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Official website- Available only in
Flemish
Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...
Municipalities of Flemish Brabant
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