Bornem

Bornem
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Bornem Location in Belgium
Location of Bornem in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°06′N 04°14′E / 51.100°N 4.233°E / 51.100; 4.233Coordinates: 51°06′N 04°14′E / 51.100°N 4.233°E / 51.100; 4.233
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Arrondissement	Mechelen
Government
• Mayor	Luc De Boeck
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	45.76 km2 (17.67 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	21,039
• Density	460/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	2880
Area codes	03, 052
Website	www.bornem.be

Bornem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔrnɛm], old spelling: Bornhem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bornem proper, Hingene, Wintam, Mariekerke and Weert. There are also the hamlets of Branst, Buitenland, Eikevliet and Wintam. On 1 January 2006, Bornem had a total population of 20,064. The total area is 45.76 km² which gives a population density of 438 inhabitants per km².

Heritage

• Bornem Castle, Residence of the House Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde.
• Bornem Abbey, only Cistercensian Abbey in Flanders: residence of former general Amadeus de Bie and Henricus Smeulders.

Notable people

• Jan Hammenecker (Mariekerke, 2 October 1878 – Westrode, 13 June 1932), writer and priest
• Marc Van Ranst (b. Bornem, 20 June 1965), virologist
• Walter Boeykens (b. Bornem, 6 January 1938), clarinetist

See also

• Dodentocht
• Bornem Titans, an American football team
• Bornem abbey beer is brewed by Brouwerij Van Steenberge in Ertvelde
• Klein-Brabant

References

External links

• Media related to Bornem at Wikimedia Commons
• studiegroep-fort-bornem (in Dutch)

Adjacent places of Bornem
		Temse (VOV) Scheldt	Kruibeke (VOV) Scheldt
	Hamme (VOV) / Scheldt		Schelle Niel
		Bornem
		Sint-Amands, Puurs

Municipalities in the province of Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium
Antwerp	Aartselaar Antwerp Boechout Boom Borsbeek Brasschaat Brecht Edegem Essen Hemiksem Hove Kalmthout Kapellen Kontich Lint Malle Mortsel Niel Ranst Rumst Schelle Schilde Schoten Stabroek Wijnegem Wommelgem Wuustwezel Zandhoven Zoersel Zwijndrecht
Mechelen	Berlaar Bonheiden Bornem Duffel Heist-op-den-Berg Lier Mechelen Nijlen Putte Puurs Sint-Amands Sint-Katelijne-Waver Willebroek
Turnhout	Arendonk Baarle-Hertog Balen Beerse Dessel Geel Grobbendonk Herentals Herenthout Herselt Hoogstraten Hulshout Kasterlee Laakdal Lille Meerhout Merksplas Mol Olen Oud-Turnhout Ravels Retie Rijkevorsel Turnhout Vorselaar Vosselaar Westerlo