Tervuren
Geography
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Coordinates	50°49′N 04°30′E / 50.817, 4.5Coordinates: 50°49′N 04°30′E / 50.817, 4.5
Area	32.92 km²
Population (Source: NIS)
Population – Males – Females - Density	20,636 (01/01/2006) 48.45% 51.55% 627 inhab./km²
Age distribution 0–19 years 20–64 years 65+ years	(01/01/2006) 26.10% 57.00% 16.90%
Foreigners	23.60% (01/07/2005)
Economy
Unemployment rate	5.47% (01/01/2006)
Mean annual income	14,504 €/pers. (2003)
Government
Mayor	Bruno Eulaerts (GT-VLD)
Governing parties	GT-VLD, CD&V
Other information
Postal codes	3080
Area codes	02
Web address	www.tervuren.be

Tervuren (older spelling: Tervueren) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Duisburg, Tervuren, Vossem and Moorsel. On January 1, 2006, Tervuren had a total population of 20,636. The total area is 32.92 km², which gives it a population density of 627 inhabitants per km². Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 1. ... Image File history File links RedDot. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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The official language of Tervuren is Dutch (the same as everywhere in Flanders), though the language is more commonly referred to as Flemish. Local minorities consist primarily of French speakers who migrated from Wallonia or Brussels, and of nationals from many countries of the European Union, the USA, and Canada. The reason for this diverse spread of nationalities is due to expatriate workers and their families migrating for work in Brussels, usually either for the European Union or for multinational corporations. The British School of Brussels has been located in Tervuren since 1970. Flanders (Dutch: ) is a large historical region overlapping Belgium, France and the Netherlands. ... Flemish (Vlaams in Dutch), as the general adjective relating to Flanders, can refer to the speech of the Flemings, inhabitants of Flanders, though for the Flemish Community[1], Algemeen Nederlands (Common Dutch) is the official name of the standard language hence in English referred to as standard Dutch. ... Wallonia (French: Wallonie, German: Wallonien, Walloon: Walonreye, Dutch: Wallonië) or the Walloon Region (French: Région Wallonne, Dutch: Waals Gewest) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. ... Nickname: Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: , Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Government  - Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area  - Region 162 km²  (62. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A multinational corporation (MNC) is a corporation or enterprise that manages production establishments or delivers services in at least two countries. ...

Tervuren is one of the richest municipalities in Belgium. It is linked to Brussels by a large processional avenue (Tervurenlaan/Avenue de Tervueren) built by king Leopold II in time for the Universal Exhibition of 1897. This interweaves with a combined heritage and commuter tramline. Until 1959 Tervuren was also served by an electric railway, whose disused terminus opposite the Royal Museum for Central Africa is now a pub named the Spoorloos Station (Trackless Station). Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor (French) or Leopold Lodewijk Filips Marie Victor (Dutch) (April 9, 1835 – December 17, 1909) was King of the Belgians. ... The Brussels tram/streetcar) system is a successful medium-sized system, whose development demonstrates many of the quandaries that face local public transport planners. ... The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) is an ethnographical and natural history museum in Tervuren in the suburbs of Brussels, Belgium. ...

History

For centuries people thought that Tervuren was the same place as "Fura", where Saint Hubert (Hubertus) died in 727 AD. There is, however, no historical proof of this. Saint Hubertus or Hubert (born circa 656 to 658, probably in Toulouse; died May 30, 727 or 728 in Tervuren near Brussels, Belgium), called the Apostle of the Ardennes was the first Bishop of Liège. ...

A document dating from 1213 AD details the wooden fortification built by Henry I, Duke of Brabant. This evolved in the castle of Tervuren, the residence of the dukes of Brabant in the 14th and 15th centuries. The castle was demolished in 1782. Henry I of Brabant (also called Henri I de Brabant and Hendrik I van Brabant) was born in 1165 and died in the German city of Köln on September 5, 1235. ...

Tram 44, which travels between Brussels and Tervuren (and the Royal Museum for Central Africa), is in Tervuren because of Leopold II. It was because of his desire to bring visitors from around the world to his 1897 exhibition of the Congo that this transport to Brussels exists.

Culture

The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) is an ethnographical and natural history museum. It focuses mainly on the Congo, Belgium's former colony. However, some aspects (especially regarding to biological research) extend to the whole of the Congo River basin, Middle Africa, East Africa and West Africa. It was at first intended purely as a colonial museum, but after 1960 it became more focused on ethnography and anthropology. Like in most museums, there is both a research department and a public exhibit department. Despite its name, not all research is pertaining to Africa. For example, there is research undergoing into the archaeozoology of Sagalassos. Some researchers even have strong ties with the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences. The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) is an ethnographical and natural history museum in Tervuren in the suburbs of Brussels, Belgium. ... Ethnography (from the Greek ethnos = people and graphein = writing) refers to the genre of writing that presents varying degrees of qualitative and quantitative descriptions of human social phenomena, based on fieldwork. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now often viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines of integrative organismal biology. ... The Louvre Museum in Paris, one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Image of Kinshasa and Brazzaville, taken by NASA; the Congo River is visible in the center of the photograph Length 4,380 km Elevation of the source m Average discharge 41,800 m³/s Area watershed 3,680,000 km² Origin Mouth Atlantic Ocean Basin countries Dem. ... Categories: Africa geography stubs | Central Africa ...  Eastern Africa (UN subregion)  East African Community  Central African Federation (defunct)  geographic, including above East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easternmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. ...  Western Africa (UN subregion)  Maghreb[1] West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthropology (from Greek: ἀνθρωπος, anthropos, human being; and λόγος, logos, knowledge) is the study of humanity. ... Zooarchaeology is the study of animal remains from archaeological sites. ... Sagalassos - Lower Agora Sagalassos is an archaeological site in southwestern Turkey, about 100 kilometers north of the modern city of Antalya, ancient Attaleia. ... The Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences is a museum in the Belgian capital of Brussels dedicated to natural history. ...

Tervuren Library (Gemeentelijke Openbare Bibliotheek Tervuren - GOBT) is situated at Vandersandestraat 15. It contains around 43,300 printed documents, and 886 DVDs.

External links

• Arboretum of Tervuren - This web site lets you discover one of the jewels of the green crown of Brussels: The Geographic Arboretum of Tervuren.
• Tervuren wiki - A wiki covering Tervuren.
• Official Tervuren official website - Only available in Dutch

	Municipalities in the Province of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
Halle-Vilvoorde: Affligem | Asse | Beersel | Bever | Dilbeek | Drogenbos | Galmaarden | Gooik | Grimbergen | Halle | Herne | Hoeilaart | Kampenhout | Kapelle-op-den-Bos | Kraainem | Lennik | Liedekerke | Linkebeek | Londerzeel | Machelen | Meise | Merchtem | Opwijk | Overijse | Pepingen | Roosdaal | Sint-Genesius-Rode | Sint-Pieters-Leeuw | Steenokkerzeel | Ternat | Vilvoorde | Wemmel | Wezembeek-Oppem | Zaventem | Zemst Leuven: Aarschot | Begijnendijk | Bekkevoort | Bertem | Bierbeek | Boortmeerbeek | Boutersem | Diest | Geetbets | Glabbeek | Haacht | Herent | Hoegaarden | Holsbeek | Huldenberg | Keerbergen | Kortenaken | Kortenberg | Landen | Leuven | Linter | Lubbeek | Oud-Heverlee | Rotselaar | Scherpenheuvel-Zichem | Tervuren | Tielt-Winge | Tienen | Tremelo | Zoutleeuw Image File history File links Flemish_Brabant_Flag. ... Belgium comprises 589 municipalities (Dutch: gemeenten, French: communes, German: Gemeinde) grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province. ... Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... The Flemish region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium (alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium. ... Affligem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Ass is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Beersel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... the coat of arms of the Bever municipality Bever (unofficially Biévène in French) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Dilbeek is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Drogenbos is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Galmaarden is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Gooik is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Grimbergen is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Halle is a Flemish city and municipality in the province of Flemish-Brabant (Belgium). ... Herne is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Hoeilaart is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Kampenhout is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Kapelle-op-den-Bos is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Flemish Brabant Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde Coordinates , , Area 5. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Flemish Brabant Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde Coordinates , , Area 30. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Flemish Brabant Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde Coordinates , , Area 10. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Flemish Brabant Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde Coordinates , , Area 4. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Flemish Brabant Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde Coordinates , , Area 36. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Flemish Brabant Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde Coordinates , , Area 11. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Flemish Brabant Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde Coordinates , , Area 34. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Flemish Brabant Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde Coordinates , , Area 36. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Flemish Brabant Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde Coordinates , , Area 19. ... Overijse is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Pepingen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Roosdaal is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Sint-Genesius-Rode (French: Rhode-Saint-Genèse) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of Flemish Brabant. ... Sint-Pieters-Leeuw is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Steenokkerzeel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Ternat is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Vilvoorde (French: Vilvorde) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Wemmel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Wezembeek-Oppem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Geography Country Belgium Community Flemish Community Region Flemish Region Province Flemish Brabant Arrondissement Halle-Vilvoorde Coordinates Area 27. ... Zemst is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Aarschot is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Begijnendijk is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Bekkevoort is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Bertem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Bierbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Boortmeerbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Boutersem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Diest is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Geetbets is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Glabbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Haacht is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Herent is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Hoegaarden is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Holsbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Huldenberg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Keerbergen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Kortenaken is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Kortenberg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Landen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Leuven   (French Louvain, German Löwen) is the capital of the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders, Belgium, European Union. ... Linter is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Lubbeek is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Oud-Heverlee is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Rotselaar is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Scherpenheuvel-Zichem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Tielt-Winge is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ... Tienen (French: Tirlemont) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Not to be confused with the musical term Tremolo. ... Zoutleeuw is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. ...