Bonheiden () is a
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the
Belgian
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* Belgians, people from Belgium or of Belgian descent
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province of
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504, . The municipality comprises the towns of Bonheiden proper and
Rijmenam
Rijmenam is a village located in the Belgian province of Antwerp and is part of the municipality of Bonheiden.
History
The area around Rijmenam had been settled since the Roman era. A chapel has been known to exist since the 11th chapel. Rijm ...
. In 2021, Bonheiden had a total population of 15,177. The total area is 29.27 km
2 (11.30 sq mi).
Climate
Notable people
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Sven Nys (1976),
cyclo-cross rider
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Niels Albert
Niels Albert (born 5 February 1986 in Bonheiden, near Antwerp, Belgium) is a former professional cyclo-cross racing cyclist who currently resides in Tremelo. He became World Champion twice, in 2009 and 2012.
Career
Similarly to Sven Nys, A ...
(1986),
cyclo-cross rider
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John Cordier
John Cordier (Oudenburg, 1 September 1941- Bonheiden, 22 January 2002) was a Belgian businessman. He founded Telindus in 1969, a modem and network component company. In October 1999 he succeeded Julien De Wilde as President of the board of director ...
(1942–2002), founder of
Telindus
Telindus was a legal entity based in Belgium that offered ICT services and solutions to the corporate and public sector, both in Belgium and internationally. These solutions also contained management and support services in relation to their ICT ...
*
Luc Van Den Brande
Luc Van den Brande (born 13 October 1945) is a Flemish politician, member of the CD&V and was Minister-president of Flanders from 21 January 1992 until 13 July 1999. He took the initiative to create the Flanders Institute for Biotechnology ( ...
(1945), Flemish politician
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Staf Van Eyken (1951), convicted serial killer
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Wouter Van Besien
Wouter Van Besien (born 1972) is a Belgian politician. From 25 October 2009 until 15 November 2014, he was the chairman of the ecologist party Groen.
Van Besien got a master's degree in Sociology at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and obtai ...
(1972), Flemish politician
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Inge Vervotte
Inge Vervotte (born 27 December 1977) is a Belgian politician for the Christian Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V). She was Belgian federal minister for Civil Service and Public Enterprises in the Leterme I Government, which was in office in 2 ...
(December 1977), Belgian politician
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Dave McCullen
Dave McCullen (born David Vervoort; 28 December 1977 in Bonheiden, Belgium) is a Belgian record producer, DJ, and musician, who was a producer and composer for Ian van Dahl, and a founding member of the group Lasgo, along with producer Peter Lut ...
(1977), Belgian deejay
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Sofie Van Houtven
Sofie van Houtven (born 3 August 1987) is a Belgian footballer. She plays as a goalkeeper for Genk Ladies and the Belgium women's national football team.
International statistics
''As of 13 June 2017''
Honours
Standard Liège
* Belgian Wome ...
(1987), footballer
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Koen Casteels
Koen Casteels (born 25 June 1992) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bundesliga club VfL Wolfsburg and the Belgium national team.
Formed at Genk, he spent most of his professional career in Germany with 1899 Hof ...
(1992), footballer
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Lisa Vaelen
Lisa Vaelen (born 10 August 2004) is a Belgian artistic gymnast who represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Junior career 2016-2017
At the 2016 Belgian Championships, Vaelen swept the gold medals on every event and in the all-aroun ...
(2004), Belgian gymnast
References
External links
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Official website(Dutch only)
Municipalities of Antwerp Province
Populated places in Antwerp Province
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