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