Meise

For the German ornithologist, see Wilhelm Meise.

Meise
Municipality
Bouchout Castle
Coat of arms
Location of Meise
Meise Location in Belgium Location of Meise in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°56′N 04°20′E
Community	Flemish community
Region	Flemish region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
• Mayor	Gerda Van den Brande (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA, Samen Anders, PRO
Area
• Total	35.07 km2 (13.54 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	19,164
• Density	550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Postal codes	1860, 1861
NIS code	23050
Area codes	02, 052, 015
Website	www.meise.be

Meise (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɛisə]) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a deelgemeente), and several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. On January 1, 2006, Meise had a total population of 18,464. The total area is 34.82 km² (13.44 sq mi), which gives a population density of 530/km² (1,400/sq mi).

Transport

The A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.

Points of interest

• Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
• Bouchout Castle
• The wood chapel or in Dutch: 'Boskapel' surrounded by oaks

Parks

• Meise Botanic Garden
• Park 'Neromhof'

• 
  Eddy Merckx bicycle factory
• 
  Meise Botanic Garden

Nature

• The meadows of Wolvertem or in Dutch 'Wolvertemse beemden'
• The meadows of the 'Babbelbeek' or in Dutch 'Babbelbeekse beemden'
• The wood of Velaert or in Dutch 'Velaertbos'
• The small wood around the wood chapel or 'Boskapel'
• The wood of four oaks or in Dutch: 'vier eiken bos'

Notable people

Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are:

• Eddy Merckx
• Frank Deboosere
• Tony De Pauw
• Kris Wauters (from the band Clouseau)
• Jean-Pierre Van Rossem

Empress Carlota of Mexico (born the first Belgian princess) spent many secluded years at Bouchout Castle, where she died in 1927.

Twin towns

• Waalre, since 1980

External links

• Media related to Meise at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Dutch)