Lennik
Municipality
Lennik's town hall
Lennik's town hall
Flag of Lennik
Flag
Coat of arms of Lennik
Coat of arms
Location of Lennik
Lennik is located in Belgium
Lennik
Lennik
Location in Belgium
Location of Lennik in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°48′N 04°09′E / 50.800°N 4.150°E / 50.800; 4.150
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementHalle-Vilvoorde
Government
 • MayorIrina De Knop (LB)
 • Governing party/iesLB, CD&V, Groen
Area
 • Total31.12 km2 (12.02 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total9,024
 • Density290/km2 (750/sq mi)
Postal codes
1750
NIS code
23104
Area codes02, 054
Websitewww.lennik.be

Lennik (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɛnɪk]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Sint-Kwintens-Lennik, Sint-Martens-Lennik, Eizeringen and Gaasbeek. It is also situated in the Pajottenland. On January 1, 2006, Lennik had a total population of 8,694. The total area is 30.80 km² which gives a population density of 282 inhabitants per km².

On its territory is the national Gaasbeek Castle museum. A 4 metre high statue of Prince (a traditional plough horse) stands on the Market Place.

Prince, the pride of Brabant

References

  1. ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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