Affligem
Affligem is a municipality located some 20 km west-north-west of Brussels in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, not far from the city of Aalst and the important railway junction of Denderleeuw.- Type: Municipality with 13,200 residents
- Description: municipality in Flemish Brabant, Belgium
- Also known as: “23105”
- Neighbors: Aalst
Places of Interest
Highlights include Affligem Abbey and Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk.
Affligem Abbey
Monastery
Affligem Abbey is a Benedictine abbey in the historic village of Hekelgem, now in the municipality of Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, 19 km to the north-west of Brussels.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Aalst and Liedekerke.
Aalst
Aalst is in East Flanders, Belgium. A medium-sized town by Belgian standards, with a population of around 77,000 people. Aalst is between the larger city of Ghent and the capital, Brussels.Liedekerke
Town
Liedekerke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On January 1, 2006, Liedekerke had a total population of 11,920. It is also situated in the Pajottenland.The total area is 10.08 km. Liedekerke means "church on the little hill."…
Asse
Town
Asse is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It comprises the towns of Asse proper, Bekkerzeel, Kobbegem, Mollem, Relegem and Zellik.
Affligem
- Categories: municipality of Belgium and locality
- Location: Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.9035° or 50° 54′ 13″ north
Longitude
4.1175° or 4° 7′ 3″ east
Population
13,200
Elevation
62 metres (203 feet)
Open location code
9F26W438+CX
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=municipality
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Affligem” goes by many names.
- Afrikaans: “Affligem, België”
- Afrikaans: “Affligem”
- Basque: “Affligem”
- Belarusian: “Афлігем”
- Breton: “Affligem”
- Bulgarian: “Афлигем”
- Catalan: “Affligem”
- Cebuano: “Affligem”
- Chinese: “阿夫利海姆”
- Dutch: “Affligem”
- Esperanto: “Affligem”
- French: “Affligem”
- French: “Afflighem”
- German: “Affligem (Bier)”
- German: “Affligem”
- German: “Afflighem”
- Hungarian: “Affligem”
- Irish: “Affligem”
- Italian: “Affligem (comune)”
- Italian: “Affligem”
- Luxembourgish: “Affligem”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Affligem”
- Norwegian: “Affligem”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Affligem”
- Persian: “افلیژم”
- Polish: “Affligem”
- Portuguese: “Affligem”
- Romanian: “Affligem”
- Russian: “Аффлигем”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Affligem”
- Slovak: “Affligem”
- Slovenian: “Affigem”
- Somali: “Affligem”
- Spanish: “Affligem”
- Swedish: “Affligem, Belgien”
- Swedish: “Affligem”
- Turkish: “Affligem”
- Turkish: “Afflighem”
- Urdu: “افلی گیم”
- Vietnamese: “Affligem”
- Vlaams: “Affligem”
- Volapük: “Affligem”
- Waray (Philippines): “Affligem”
- Zeeuws: “Affligem”
- “Affligem”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Okeibeekvallei and Pastorijpark Hekelgem.
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