Bornem

Bornem
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Bornem Location in Belgium
Location of Bornem in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°06′N 04°14′E / 51.100°N 4.233°ECoordinates: 51°06′N 04°14′E / 51.100°N 4.233°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Mechelen
Government
• Mayor	Luc De Boeck
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	45.76 km^2 (17.67 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	20,866
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	2880
Area codes	03, 052
Website	www.bornem.be

Bornem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔrnəm], old spelling: Bornhem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bornem proper, Hingene, Wintam, Mariekerke and Weert. There are also the hamlets of Branst, Buitenland, Eikevliet and Wintam. On 1 January 2006, Bornem had a total population of 20,064. The total area is 45.76 km² which gives a population density of 438 inhabitants per km².

Notable people

• Jan Hammenecker (Mariekerke, 2 October 1878 – Westrode, 13 June 1932), writer and priest
• Marc Van Ranst (b. Bornem, 20 June 1965), virologist
• Walter Boeykens (b. Bornem, 6 January 1938), clarinetist

See also

• Dodentocht
• Bornem Titans, an American football team
• Bornem abbey beer is brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde
• Klein-Brabant

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)

External links

• Media related to Bornem at Wikimedia Commons
• studiegroep-fort-bornem (Dutch)