Begijnendijk

Begijnendijk (Dutch pronunciation: [bəˈɣɛinə(n)ˌdɛik] ^ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Begijnendijk proper and Betekom. On January 1, 2006, Begijnendijk had a total population of 9,400. The total area is 17.62 km² which gives a population density of 534 inhabitants per km². The official spoken language is Dutch.

Begijnendijk
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Begijnendijk
Begijnendijk Location in Belgium Begijnendijk in the Province of Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 51°01′N 04°47′E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Bert Ceulemans (Samen)
• Governing party/ies	Samen, N-VA, S.A.F.E, Leef
Area
• Total	17.66 km2 (6.82 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	10,053
• Density	570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Postal codes	3130
NIS code	24007
Area codes	016 - 015
Website	www.begijnendijk.be

On the 25th of July 2019, the hottest ever recorded in Belgium was recorded in Begijnendijk, the town recording a temperature of 41.8 °C (107.2 °F), beating the temperature of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) recorded in Angleur, recorded just the previous day.^[2]

Further reading

• 2008 "De boerekes van Betekom" written by Bob Michiels
• 2005 "Begijnendijk, dorp van kerkenbouwers"
• 2003 "De vergane glorie van Betekom" written by Pascal Van Vlasselaer
• 1997 "De parochies St. Lucia en St. Laurentius van Begijnendijk-Betekom voot 1901" written by H. Guislain
• 1996 "Begijnendijk voor 1796" written by Geert Andries
• 1996 "Betekom op de schoolbanken" written by Vermeulen-Vandenbussche, Trees
• 1995 "Volkstelling van Betekom en Begijnendijk"
• 1995 "Nota's uit de rekeningen der St.Laurentiuskerk: 1715, 1751,1757,1762,1775, XIXe en XXe eeuw"
• 1995 "De oude molen van Betekom"
• 1994 "Hoe Begijnendijk ontstond als aparte gemeente op 8 maart 1796"