Lennik
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name = Lennik
|picture = LennikTownHall.jpeg
|picture-legend = Lennik's town hall
|map = Lennik Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend = Location of Lennik in Flemish Brabant
|arms = Blason Lennik.svg
|flag = Lennik vlag.svg
|arrondissement = Halle-Vilvoorde
|nis = 23104
|pyramid-date =
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor = Irina De Knop (LB)
|postal-codes = 1750
|telephone-area = 02, 054
|web = [http://www.lennik.be/ www.lennik.be]
|coordinates = {{coord|50|48|N|04|09|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
Lennik ({{IPA|nl|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 Belgian Draught, draught horse) stands on the Market Place.
File:Prins, de Trots van Brabant door Koenraad Tinel, Lennik 03.jpg|Prince, the pride of Brabant
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External links
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- {{official|http://www.lennik.be}} {{in lang|nl}}
- [http://www.qw1i.be QW1i's official website] {{in lang|nl}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070207142207/http://www.chirolennik.be/ Chiro Lennik Official Website] {{in lang|nl}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Lennik
|N = Ternat
|NE = Dilbeek
|E = Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
|S = Pepingen
|SW = Gooik
|NW = Roosdaal
}}
{{Municipalities in Flemish Brabant}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of Flemish Brabant
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