Bornem
Encyclopedia
Bornem is a municipality
located in the Belgian
province of Antwerp
. The municipality comprises the towns of Bornem proper, Hingene, Wintam, Mariekerke
and Weert
. On January 1, 2006 Bornem had a total population of 20,064. The total area is 45.76 km² which gives a population density
of 438 inhabitants per km².
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of Antwerp
Antwerp (province)
Antwerp is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp...
. The municipality comprises the towns of Bornem proper, Hingene, Wintam, Mariekerke
Mariekerke
Mariekerke is the name of several locations:* Mariekerke, Belgium, near Bornem in the province of Antwerp.* Mariekerke, Netherlands, a former municipality in the province of Zeeland...
and Weert
Weert, Belgium
Weert, Belgium may refer to:*Weert, Antwerp, Belgium*Weert, Limburg, Belgium...
. On January 1, 2006 Bornem had a total population of 20,064. The total area is 45.76 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 438 inhabitants per km².
Notable people
- Jan HammeneckerJan HammeneckerJan Hammenecker was a Flemish Roman Catholic priest and writer. One of his pupils was Gerard Walschap.-Bibliography:* Verzen * Van Christus' apostelen * Oorlogsgetijden...
(Mariekerke, 2 October 1878-Westrode, 13 June 1932), writer and priest - Marc Van RanstMarc Van RanstMarc Van Ranst is a Belgian virologist and epidemiologist at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and the Rega Institute for Medical Research...
(b. Bornem, 20 June 1965), virologist - Walter BoeykensWalter BoeykensKnight Walter Boeykens January 6, 1938 Bornem, Belgium is a Belgian conductor and a world renowned clarinetist. Boeykens has an impressive discography including several critically acclaimed performances that are testimony to his status as one of the most notable clarinetists of the 20th century...
(b. Bornem,6 January, 1938), clarinetist