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Country
  
Region
  
Postal codes
  
3120, 3128

Area
  
21.57 km²

Local time
  
Wednesday 4:55 AM

Community
  
Arrondissement
  
Area codes
  
016, 015

Population
  
13,904 (1 Jan 2007)

Province
  
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Weather
  
6°C, Wind W at 6 km/h, 92% Humidity

Tremelo ( [ˈtreːməloː]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, 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 which gives a population density of 636 inhabitants per km².

Map of Tremelo, Belgium

Located in the arrondissement or administrative district of Leuven, the official language is Dutch. Tremelo is most famous for having been the hometown of Father Damien, SS.CC. who Pope Benedict XVI canonized on October 11, 2009, as Saint Damien of Molokai. 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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Tremelo Wikipedia


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