Affligem

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Affligem is a municipality of Belgium some 20 km west-north- west of Brussels, in the province of Flemish Brabant, near Aalst and the railway junction Denderleeuw.

The municipality comprises the towns residents, Hekelgem and Teralfene. On January 1, 2012, it had 12,615 inhabitants was 17.7 km ²; Surface, which corresponds to a population density of 713 inhabitants per km ².

Coat of arms

Description: In a red ungegürtete silver lily sullied with two silver roses and accompanied by two silver -stemmed roses with a leaf. Leftist Between the roses a silver key with four beards outward and upward and to the right a silver rod.

Abbey Affligem

Affligem was known by 1062, founded by Count Palatine Herman II Benedictine Abbey of Affligem, long considered home of the Dukes of Brabant Abbey was the most important abbey in Brabant. The abbey was abolished in 1792. 1870 moved again a convent. In 2010, the abbey was one of about 18 monks.

The Abbey has a long tradition of brewing beer. The still -produced beer was brewed here since at least 1574.

Personalities

Halle-Vilvoorde administrative Arrondissement Aalst, Belgium Hermann II, Count Palatine of Lotharingia Affligem Abbey Aarschot Asse Beersel Begijnendijk Bekkevoort Bertem Bever, Belgium Bierbeek Boortmeerbeek Boutersem Diest Dilbeek 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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