Tremelo () is a
municipality 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, Haina ...
, in
Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of
Baal and Tremelo proper. On January 1, 2006, Tremelo had a total population of 13,725. The total area is 21.57 km² (5330 acres) which gives a
population density of 636 inhabitants per km² (1647 per sq. mi.).
Located in the ''arrondissement'' or administrative district of
Leuven
Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ...
, the official language is
Dutch. Tremelo is most famous for having been the hometown of
Father Damien,
SS.CC.
The Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary () abbreviated SS.CC., is a Roman Catholic clerical religious congregation of Pontifical Right for men priests and brothers. The congregation is also known as the Picpus because their first ...
whom Pope
Benedict XVI canonized on October 11, 2009, as Saint Damien of
Molokai
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. Father Damien is locally known as Pater Damiaan, and was a legendary
martyr of charity who had tended to the lepers in the
Hawaiian Islands
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.
References
External links
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Official website- Only available in
Dutch
Municipalities of Flemish Brabant
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