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Country
  
Belgium

Region
  
Flemish Region

Postal codes
  
1860, 1861

Population
  
18,545 (1 Jan 2007)

Province
  
Flemish Brabant

Community
  
Flemish Community

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.

Contents

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

  • Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
  • Botanic Garden Meise (Dutch: Plantentuin Meise)
  • Bouchout Castle
  • Notable people from Meise

    Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are

  • Eddy Merckx
  • Frank Deboosere
  • Tony De Pauw
  • Kris Wauters (from the band Clouseau)
  • Jean-Pierre Van Rossem
  • Empress Carlota of Mexico (born the first Belgian princess) spent many secluded years at the Castle of Bouchout where she died in 1927.

    Twin towns

  • Waalre, since 1980
  • References

    Meise Wikipedia