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Bertem
Municipality
Bertem town hall
FlagCoat of arms
Location of Bertem
BertemLocation in Belgium Location of Bertem in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°51′N 04°37′E / 50.850°N 4.617°E / 50.850; 4.617
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Joël Vander Elst (OpenVld)
• Governing party/ies	OpenVld, CD&V
Area
• Total	29.99 km (11.58 sq mi)
Population
• Total	9,958
• Density	330/km (860/sq mi)
Postal codes	3060, 3061
NIS code	24009
Area codes	016 - 02
Website	www.bertem.be

Bertem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrtɛm] ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Bertem proper, Korbeek-Dijle and Leefdaal. On January 1, 2006, Bertem had a total population of 9,215. The total area is 29.75 km which gives a population density of 310 inhabitants per km.

The area is noted for its rural landscape, in particular the "Koeheide" and "Bertembos" ("Bertem Forest"). On the open plains of Leefdaal, it is possible to see the endangered European Hamster (Cricetus cricetus)). The village of Bertem itself is home to the Sint-Pieters-Bandenkerk [nl], a romanesque church built between 950 and 1050.

Known cyclist Vlad van Mechelen is from there.

See also

• List of municipalities of the Flemish Region

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. "Bertemse Koeheide webpagina". www.koeheide.be.
3. "The European Hamster is sometimes referred to as the Common Hamster or Black Bellied Hamster and is 22-32 cm in length and can live up to 8 years. Find out more about this giant hamster in the profile below". www.petwebsite.com.

External links

• Media related to Bertem at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website
• VC. Bertem-Leefdaal, the local soccer club of Bertem
• Gazetteer Entry

v t e Places adjacent to Bertem
Kortenberg Herent Bertem Leuven Tervuren Huldenberg Oud-Heverlee

v t e Municipalities in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
Halle-Vilvoorde	Affligem Asse Beersel Bever Dilbeek Drogenbos Galmaarden Gooik Grimbergen Halle Herne Hoeilaart Kampenhout Kapelle-op-den-Bos Kraainem Lennik Liedekerke Linkebeek Londerzeel Machelen Meise Merchtem Opwijk Overijse Pepingen Roosdaal Sint-Genesius-Rode Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Steenokkerzeel Ternat Vilvoorde Wemmel Wezembeek-Oppem Zaventem Zemst
Leuven	Aarschot Begijnendijk Bekkevoort Bertem Bierbeek Boortmeerbeek Boutersem Diest Geetbets Glabbeek Haacht Herent Hoegaarden Holsbeek Huldenberg Keerbergen Kortenaken Kortenberg Landen Leuven Linter Lubbeek Oud-Heverlee Rotselaar Scherpenheuvel-Zichem Tervuren Tielt-Winge Tienen Tremelo Zoutleeuw
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