Herent is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Herent proper, Veltem-Beisem and Winksele. On January 1, 2005 Herent had a total population of 19,089. The total area is 32.73 km² which gives a population density of 583.19 inhabitants per km². One of the larger Belgian primary schools is located in Herent. The name is De Kraal. Herent is also hometown to Kontrarie, a large choir performing world songs with messages for freedom and peace. The current mayor (as of 2005) is Willy Kuypers. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... A choir or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. ... Freedom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ...