Postal codes 1860, 1861 Population 18,545 (1 Jan 2007) | Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde Area codes 02, 052, 015 Local time Saturday 5:35 AM | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SW at 27 km/h, 91% Humidity Points of interest Botanic Garden Meise, Bouchout Castle, 19de eeuws voormalig gemeentehuis Wolvertem | ||
Meise ( [ˈmɛi̯sə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a deelgemeente), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. As of January 1, 2006, Meise had a total population of 18,464. The total area is 34.82 km² which gives a population density of 530 inhabitants per km².
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Map of Meise, Belgium
Meise is also a last name of a few families originating from Germany.
Transport
The A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.
Points of interest
Notable people from Meise
Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are
Empress Carlota of Mexico (born the first Belgian princess) spent many secluded years at the Castle of Bouchout where she died in 1927.