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Sint Ulriks Kapelle

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Area
  
4.86 km²

Population
  
1,633 (2003)

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:34 PM

Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle

Weather
  
9°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 60% Humidity

Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle is a village and deelgemeente of Dilbeek.

Contents

Map of Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle, 1700 Dilbeek, Belgium

History

Historically, Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle was a part of the Land of Asse.

Together with Dilbeek, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek, Schepdaal and Sint-Martens-Bodegem, it has formed the municipality of Dilbeek since 1 January 1977

Geography

Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle has 1,633 inhabitants and consists of 486 hectares (1,200 acres). The height above sea level varies between 20–50 metres (66–164 ft).

Attractions

  • Sint-Ulrik Church
  • The neo-classical Castle La Motte: built in 1773 by the architect Laurent-Benoît Dewez, now used as a cultural centre.
  • Castle Nieuwermolen
  • Brewery Girardin: an authentic lambic brewery

    • Education

  • Klein klein kleutertje: nursery school
  • De Kriebel: primary school

    • Bagaya-Kapelle

    Since 1989 Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle has a fraternation with Bagaya, a village in the Casamance, in the south of Senegal. The goal is to bring the two communities closer together and to support several local development projects.

    References

    Sint-Ulriks-Kapelle Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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