Kortenberg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Erps-Kwerps, Everberg, Kortenberg proper and Meerbeek. In the southern part of Everberg there is a hamlet called Vrebos. Between Erps and Meerbeek another hamlet, called Schoonaarde, can be found in the proximity of the train station of Erps-Kwerps. On January 1, 2006 Kortenberg had a total population of 18,299. The total area ...
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Kortenberg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Erps-Kwerps, Everberg, Kortenberg proper and Meerbeek. In the southern part of Everberg there is a hamlet called Vrebos. Between Erps and Meerbeek another hamlet, called Schoonaarde, can be found in the proximity of the train station of Erps-Kwerps. On January 1, 2006 Kortenberg had a total population of 18,299. The total area is 34.52 km² which gives a population density of 530 inhabitants per km².
On the territory of Erps-Kwerps an ancient Roman villa has been excavated. The same archeological site revealed a burial-ground of the Frankish civilisation.
In 1095, Gualgericus, bishop of Kamerijk, acknowledged the existence of a religious community on the Curtenbergh (meaning 'short hill'). For this reason, 1095 has been accepted as the founding year of Kortenberg. The conventuals moved in 1222 from the hill (the 'Curtenbergh') to lower grounds at the Minneveld, where...
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