Meise
{{For|the German ornithologist|Wilhelm Meise}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name = Meise
|picture = Meise JPG01b.jpg
|picture-legend = Bouchout Castle
|map = Meise Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend = Location of Meise in Flemish Brabant
|arms = Blason Meise.svg
|flag = Meise vlag.svg
|arrondissement = Halle-Vilvoorde
|nis = 23050
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor = Gerda Van den Brande (N-VA)
|majority = N-VA, Samen Anders, PRO
|postal-codes = 1860, 1861
|telephone-area = 02, 052, 015
|web = [http://www.meise.be/ www.meise.be]
|coordinates = {{coord|50|56|N|04|20|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
Meise ({{IPA|nl|ˈmɛisə}}) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. 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. On January 1, 2006, Meise had a total population of 18,464. The total area is {{convert|34.82|km2|2|abbr=on}}, which gives a population density of {{convert|530|PD/km2|abbr=on}}.
Transport
The A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.
Points of interest
- Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
- Bouchout Castle
- The wood chapel or in Dutch: 'Boskapel' surrounded by oaks
Parks
- Meise Botanic Garden
- Park 'Neromhof'
File:EddyMerckxFactoryInMeise.jpg|Eddy Merckx bicycle factory
File:Meise JPG03.jpg|Meise Botanic Garden
Nature
Notable people
Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are:
- Eddy Merckx
- {{Interlanguage link multi|Frank Deboosere|nl}}
- 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 Bouchout Castle, where she died in 1927.
Twin towns
- {{flagicon|Netherlands}} Waalre, since 1980
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- {{Official website|http://www.meise.be}} {{in lang|nl}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Meise
|NE = Kapelle-op-den-Bos
|E = Grimbergen
|S = Wemmel
|W = Merchtem
|N = Londerzeel
}}
{{Municipalities in Flemish Brabant}}
{{Authority control}}