Dilbeek

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Dilbeek is a Belgian municipality located in the province of Flemish Brabant with 40 388 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012). It has an area of 41.18 km ² and a population density of 981 inhabitants per km ². Mayor is Stefaan Platteau.

The community ( large-scale) consists Dilbeek since a merger in 1977 from the central place Dilbeek itself, and the municipal districts Itterbeek, Schepdaal, Sint -Martens- Bodegem, Sint- Ulriks Chapel and Groot- Bijgaarden.

History

Dilbeek 1075 was documented as Dedelbeccha for the first time.

Partnerships

Dibeek maintains partnerships with the Austrian Obervellach, the South African Franschhoek and the U.S. Dalton (Georgia ).

Sons and daughters of the town

Sigiswald Kuijken ( born 1944 ), violinist, viola player and conductor
Wieland Kuijken ( born 1938 ), a cellist and viola da gamba player
Barthold Kuijken ( b. 1949 ), flautist and conductor

Halle-Vilvoorde administrative Arrondissement Dalton (Georgia) Aarschot Affligem Asse Beersel Begijnendijk Bekkevoort Bertem Bever, Belgium Bierbeek Boortmeerbeek Boutersem Diest Drogenbos Galmaarden Geetbets Glabbeek Gooik Haacht Halle, Belgium Herent Herne, Belgium Hoegaarden Hoeilaart Holsbeek Huldenberg Kampenhout Kapelle-op-den-Bos Keerbergen Kortenberg Kraainem Landen Liedekerke Linkebeek Linter Londerzeel Lubbeek Meise Merchtem Opwijk Oud-Heverlee Overijse Pepingen Roosdaal Rotselaar Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Tienen Tremelo Vilvoorde Wemmel Wezembeek-Oppem Zaventem Zemst Zoutleeuw

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