Hoeilaart
Geography
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Coordinates	50°46′N 04°28′E / 50.767, 4.467Coordinates: 50°46′N 04°28′E / 50.767, 4.467
Area	20.43 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Population – Males – Females - Density	10,074 (January 1, 2006) 48.47% 51.53% 493 inhab./km²
Economy
Unemployment rate	5.98% (January 1, 2006)
Mean annual income	14,245 €/pers. (2003)
Government
Mayor	Tim Vandenput (VLD)
Governing parties	VLD, PW
Other information
Postal codes	1560
Area codes	02
Web address	www.hoeilaart.be

Hoeilaart is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The name Hoeilaart is of Gallic Celtic origin, coming from "Ho-Lar," meaning a high clearing in the woods. Residents are called Hoeilanders or Doenders. The municipality only comprises the town of Hoeilaart proper. On January 1, 2006 Hoeilaart had a total population of 10,074. The total area is 20.43 km² which gives a population density of 493 inhabitants per km². Hoeilaart also sometimes called "The Glass Village" because of the greenhouse grape cultivation that once took place. Image File history File links RedDot. ... This list of countries, arranged alphabetically, gives an overview of countries of the world. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium_(civil). ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Flanders. ... The Flemish region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium (alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region). ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Flanders. ... the Flemish community has jurisdiction over Flanders and over the Dutch language institutions in Brussels. ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Image File history File links Flemish_Brabant_Flag. ... Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... This is a list of Belgian administrative arrondissements or districts. ... The Halle-Vilvoorde Arrondissement is one of two arrondissements in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Statistics Belgium is the main official statistical institution in Belgian offering a large choice of figures. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Unemployment rates in the United States. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... A coalition is an alliance among entities, during which they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self-interest. ... VLD may refer to: Ventilated Linear Dynamic Flemish Liberals and Democrats Category: ... This is a list of postal codes for Belgium. ... A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating telephone number ranges to countries, regions, areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks such as mobile phone networks. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... For other uses, see Flanders (disambiguation). ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ...

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Sightseeing

• Woodland Museum Jan van Ruusbroec
• Neo-Romanesque Church dating from 1870-1874
• Kasteel de Man
• "Serristenvillas" from the 1920s
• Smeyberghoeve
• The old millhouse of the Groenendaal Priory

Hoeilaart town hall

Old tram station of Hoeilaart with Nero statue

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Famous inhabitants

• Jan van Ruusbroec (1291-1381), one of the greatest mystics of the southern Netherlands.
• Armand Pien, weather forecaster on Flemish TV
• Marc Sleen, comics artist, author of Nero
• Jaak Pijpen
• Walter Baele

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External links

• Official website - Only available in Dutch