Meise

Meise
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Meise Location in Belgium
Location of Meise in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°56′N 04°20′E / 50.933°N 4.333°ECoordinates: 50°56′N 04°20′E / 50.933°N 4.333°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
• Mayor	Jos Emmerechts (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, Groen!
Area
• Total	34.82 km^2 (13.44 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	18,418
• Density	530/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal codes	1860, 1861
Area codes	02, 052, 015
Website	www.meise.be

Meise (Dutch pronunciation: [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.

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

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  The Eddy Merckx bicycle factory in Meise

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  National Botanic Garden of Belgium

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

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

External links

• Media related to Meise at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (Dutch)