- Affligem
Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Affligem
picture=
picture-width=260px
picture-
map-Flemish Brabant
arms=Affligem.jpg
region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-VB
arrondissement=Halle-Vilvoorde
nis=23105
pyramid-date=01/01/2006
0-19=21.92
20-64=62.09
65=15.99
foreigners=1.81
foreigners-date=01/07/2005
mayor=Yvan T'kint (Independent Liberals)
majority=VLD, CD&V
postal-codes=1790
telephone-area=053 - 02
web= [http://www.affligem.be/ www.affligem.be]
lat_deg=50
lat_min=54
lon_deg=04
lon_min=06Affligem is a
municipality located some 20 km west-north-west ofBrussels in the Belgian province ofFlemish Brabant , not far from the town ofAalst and the important railway junction ofDenderleeuw .The municipality comprises the villages of Essene,
Hekelgem andTeralfene (note that there is no village called Affligem proper). On 1 January 2006 it had 11,956 inhabitants. The total area is 17.70 km², giving a population density of 676 inhabitants per km².Historically, the village is best known for the Benedictine
Affligem Abbey , founded in 1062.Affligem abbey beers
The abbey of Affligem was founded in 1074, and was known to have been brewing beer in 1574. The brand name is used under licence from the monks of Affligem, by the Op-Ale brewery in the neighbouring village of
Opwijk . The brewery is now owned byHeineken International , who have renamed it the Affligem brewery and market the beers internationally.External links
* [http://www.affligem.be Affligem Municipality] (official site, in Dutch)
* [http://www.affligem.com Welcome to Affligem] (unofficial site, in Dutch)
* [http://www.affligembeer.be/start.html Affligem Beer] (commercial site, in English)
* [http://www.scholares.net/index.php?Gazetteer-Affligem Gazetteer Entry]
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