Hoeilaart

Hoeilaart
Municipality
Hoeilaart Town Hall

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Coat of arms
Hoeilaart
Location in Belgium
Location of Hoeilaart in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°46′N 04°28′E / 50.767°N 4.467°E / 50.767; 4.467Coordinates: 50°46′N 04°28′E / 50.767°N 4.467°E / 50.767; 4.467
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
 • Mayor Tim Vandenput (VLD)
 • Governing party/ies VLD, PW
Area
 • Total 20.43 km2 (7.89 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 11,104
 • Density 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal codes 1560
Area codes 02
Website www.hoeilaart.be

Hoeilaart (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦui̯laːrt]) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, Belgium. The name Hoeilaart is of Gallic-Celtic origin, coming from "Ho-Lar," meaning a high clearing in the woods. Residents are called Hoeilanders or Doenders. The municipality only comprises the town of Hoeilaart proper. On January 1, 2006, Hoeilaart had a total population of 10,074. The total area is 20.43 km² which gives a population density of 493 inhabitants per km². Hoeilaart also sometimes called "The Glass Village" because of the greenhouse grape cultivation that once took place.

The official language is Dutch. Local minorities consist of nationals from many European union-countries, USA and Canada, and from French-speakers.

Attractions

  • Forest Museum Jan van Ruusbroec (in the Sonian Forest)
  • Neo-Romanesque Church dating from 1870-1874
  • Kasteel de Man (town hall)
  • "Serristenvillas" from the 1920s
  • Smeyberghoeve
  • The old millhouse of the Groenendael Priory

Notable people

  • Jan van Ruusbroec (1291-1381), one of the greatest mystics of the southern Netherlands.
  • Armand Pien, weather forecaster on Flemish TV
  • Michael Klawans, basketball three-point sharpshooter. Nicknamed White Chocolate.
  • Marc Sleen, comics artist, author of Nero
  • Jaak Pijpen, lawyer, politician
  • Walter Baele

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)


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