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Affligem

Coordinates:50°54′N04°06′E/ 50.900°N 4.100°E/50.900; 4.100
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Affligem
Municipality
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Affligem is located in Belgium
Affligem
Affligem
Location in Belgium
Affligem in the Province of Flemish Brabant
Coordinates:50°54′N04°06′E/ 50.900°N 4.100°E/50.900; 4.100
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementHalle-Vilvoorde
Government
• MayorWalter De Donder(CD&V)
• Governing party/iesLijst Burgemeester (CD&V), Open2040
Area
• Total17.92 km2(6.92 sq mi)
Population
(2018-01-01)[1]
• Total13,225
• Density740/km2(1,900/sq mi)
Postal codes
1790
NIS code
23105
Area codes053 - 02
Websitewww.affligem.be

Affligem(Dutch pronunciation:[ˈɑfliɣɛm]ⓘ;anciently writtenAfflighem) is amunicipalitylocated some 20 km (12 mi) west-north-west ofBrusselsin theBelgianprovince ofFlemish Brabant,not far from the city ofAalstand the important railway junction ofDenderleeuw.Affligem is situated in thePajottenland.

The municipality comprises the villages ofEssene,HekelgemandTeralfene(note that there is no village called Affligem proper). On 1 January 2006 it had 11,956 inhabitants. The total area is 17.70 km2(7 sq mi), giving a population density of 676 inhabitants per km2.

Historically, the village is best known for theBenedictineAffligem Abbey,founded in 1062.

Affligem abbey beers[edit]

Further information:Affligem Brewery

Theabbey of Affligemwas founded around 1074, making it one of the oldest breweries and businesses in Belgium.[2]The label "anno 1074" on the Affligem beer bottles is based on Abbey's founding. The brand name is used under license from the monks of Affligem, by theOp-Ale breweryin the neighbouring village ofOpwijk.The brewery is now owned byHeineken International,who have renamed it the Affligem brewery and market the beers internationally.

References[edit]

This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Afflighem".Catholic Encyclopedia.New York: Robert Appleton Company.

  1. ^"Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018".Statbel.Retrieved9 March2019.
  2. ^"Affligem's 'Make Beer, Not War' Ad Recounts Its Founding".

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