Wilsele
Wilsele is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Stevenfruitsmaak, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Village with 9,850 residents
- Description: section of Leuven, Belgium
- Also known as: “Leuven (Wilsele)”
- Postal code: 3012
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dyle and Sint-Caroluskerk.
Dyle
River
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Dyle is a river in central Belgium, left tributary of the Rupel. It is 86 kilometres long. It flows through the Belgian provinces of Walloon Brabant, Flemish Brabant and Antwerp.
Wijgmaal railway station
Railway station
Photo: WO2, Public domain.
Wijgmaal railway station is a Belgian railway station located on Line 53, located in Wijgmaal, a village located within the boundaries of the city of Leuven, in Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of the country.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kessel-Lo and Holsbeek.
Kessel-Lo
Village
Photo: Álvaro Rebón, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kessel-Lo is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Leuven. Kessel-Lo is situated 3 km southeast of Wilsele.
Holsbeek
Town
Photo: TomHae, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holsbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Holsbeek proper, Kortrijk-Dutsel, Nieuwrode and Sint-Pieters-Rode. Holsbeek is situated 3½ km east of Wilsele.
Rotselaar
Town
Photo: Arafi, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Rotselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish-Brabant, near the convergence of the Demer and the Dijle. Since 1 January 1977 the municipality comprises the towns of Rotselaar proper, Werchter and Wezemaal. Rotselaar is situated 4½ km north of Wilsele.
Wilsele
- Categories: municipality section and locality
- Location: Leuven, Arrondissement of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.91042° or 50° 54′ 38″ northLongitude
4.7142° or 4° 42′ 51″ eastPopulation
9,850Elevation
49 metres (161 feet)United Nations Location Code
BE WSLOpen location code
9F26WP67+5MOpenStreetMap ID
node 2986863701OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Wilsele” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Wilsele”
- Bulgarian: “Вилселе”
- Catalan: “Wilsele”
- Cebuano: “Wilsele”
- Dutch: “Wilsele”
- French: “Wilsele”
- German: “Wilsele”
- Greek: “Βίλσελε”
- Hungarian: “Wilsele”
- Irish: “Wilsele”
- Italian: “Wilsele”
- Polish: “Wilsele (Leuven)”
- Polish: “Wilsele”
- Portuguese: “Wilsele”
- Russian: “Вилселе”
- Spanish: “Wilsele”
- Swedish: “Wilsele”
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Highlights include Deelgemeentehuis Wilsele and Jona.
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