Country Belgium Arrondissement Brussels Area codes 02 Postal code 1140 Area code 02 | Region Brussels Postal codes 1140 Website www.evere.be Local time Friday 6:45 AM | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 88% Humidity Community French Community of Belgium Points of interest Brussels Museum van de Molen en de Voeding, Moeraske, Réserve naturelle du Moeraske Team Royal Evere White Star Hockey Club | ||
Evere (French: [eˈvɛːʁ], Dutch: [ˈeːvərə]) is one of the nineteen municipalities located in the Brussels-Capital Region of Belgium. On January 1, 2006, the municipality had a total population of 33,462. The total area is 5.02 km² which gives a population density of 6,668 inhabitants per km².
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Map of Evere, Belgium
Sites
Brussels Cemetery is partly in Evere and partly in the municipality of Zaventem in Flemish Brabant.
In September 2008 a former windmill in Evere, originally built in 1841, was opened as the 'Brussels Mill and Food Museum' (Musée bruxellois du Moulin et de l’Alimentation).
Evere is served by Evere railway station on line 26 (which goes from Halle to Vilvoorde). Bordet railway station, on the same line, is also in the municipality.
The headquarters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) are located near Evere in Haren (part of Brussels city).
Charles Lindbergh flew the Spirit of St. Louis to Evere airfield after his historic 1927 transatlantic flight to Paris. He was welcomed by a crowd of over 25,000.
Besides, several major international companies have set up their headquarters near Evere, notably KPMG in Haren, Deloitte in Diegem, and Ernst & Young in Diegem.
Sport
Evere is home to BUC Saint Josse Rugby Club, former Belgian Champions who currently play in the Belgian Elite League