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

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|mayor = Irina De Knop (LB)

|majority = LB, CD&V, Groen

|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}}

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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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