Beersel
Municipality
Beersel Castle, one of the municipality's notable monuments
Beersel Castle, one of the municipality's notable monuments
Flag of Beersel
Flag
Coat of arms of Beersel
Coat of arms
Location of Beersel
Beersel is located in Belgium
Beersel
Beersel
Location in Belgium
Beersel in the Province of Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°46′N 04°18′E / 50.767°N 4.300°E / 50.767; 4.300
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementHalle-Vilvoorde
Government
 • MayorJo Vander Meylen (CD&V)
 • Governing party/iesLijst Burgemeester, N-VA, Open VLD
Area
 • Total30.4 km2 (11.7 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total25,069
 • Density820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal codes
1650, 1651, 1652, 1653, 1654
NIS code
23003
Area codes02
Websitewww.beersel.be

Beersel (Dutch: [ˈbeːrsəl] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Alsemberg, Beersel proper, Dworp, Huizingen and Lot. On 1 January 2023 Beersel had a total population of 26.473.[2] The total area is 30.01 km² which gives a population density of 856 inhabitants per km².[3] It is close to Brussels; Beersel is approximately 12 km southwest of the center of the city.

Beersel is perhaps best known for the "Kasteel van Beersel" (Beersel Castle), built between 1300 and 1310 by Jan II, the Duke of Brabant, as a defense for Brussels. Guillaume Dufay (1397–1474), a notable 15th century Franco-Flemish composer, was likely born in Beersel.

Beersel is known for its boterham met plattekaas en radijzen (sandwich with white cheese and radishes), usually served with a geuze beer, and for its mandjeskaas (literally 'basket cheese'), which is a white cheese stored in little baskets. Beersel also has two traditional, authentic geuze breweries, Oud Beersel and 3 Fonteinen.

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References

  1. ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ↑ https://www.ibz.rrn.fgov.be/nl/bevolking/statistieken-van-bevolking/
  3. ↑ https://statbel.fgov.be/nl/themas/bevolking/structuur-van-de-bevolking/bevolkingsdichtheid#figures
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