Meise

For the German ornithologist, see Wilhelm Meise.

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Meise

Municipality

Bouchout Castle

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Coat of arms

Location of Meise

Meise

Location in Belgium

Location of Meise in Flemish Brabant

Coordinates: 50°56′N 04°20′E﻿ / ﻿50.933°N 4.333°E﻿ / 50.933; 4.333
Country|  Belgium
Community| Flemish Community
Region| Flemish Region
Province| Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement| Halle-Vilvoorde
Government

• Mayor| Gerda Van den Brande (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies| N-VA, Samen Anders, PRO
Area

• Total| 35.07 km2 (13.54 sq mi)
Population

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total| 19,164
• Density| 550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal codes|

1860, 1861

NIS code|

23050

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[edit]

The A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.

## Points of interest[edit]

* Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
* Botanic Garden Meise (Dutch: Plantentuin Meise)
* Bouchout Castle

* The Eddy Merckx bicycle factory in Meise

* National Botanic Garden of Belgium

## Notable people from Meise[edit]

Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are

* Eddy Merckx
* 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 the Castle of Bouchout where she died in 1927.

## Twin towns[edit]

* Waalre, since 1980

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

## External links[edit]

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

Places adjacent to Meise

|  | Londerzeel | Kapelle-op-den-Bos

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Merchtem |

Meise

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