Holsbeek

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

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Location of Holsbeek

Holsbeek

Location in Belgium

Location of Holsbeek in Flemish Brabant

Coordinates: 50°55′N 04°46′E / 50.917°N 4.767°E / 50.917; 4.767Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceFlemish BrabantArrondissementLeuvenGovernment

• MayorBram Van Baelen (CD&V) • Governing party/iesCD&V, OpenVld, GroenArea

• Total38.78 km² (14.97 sq mi)Population

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total9,905 • Density260/km² (660/sq mi)Postal codes

3220, 3221

NIS code

24043

Area codes016Websitewww.holsbeek.be

Holsbeek (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɔlzbeːk]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Holsbeek proper, Kortrijk-Dutsel [nl], Nieuwrode [nl] and Sint-Pieters-Rode [nl]. On January 1, 2006, Holsbeek had a total population of 9,205. The total area is 38.50 km² which gives a population density of 239 inhabitants per km².

A notable landmark in Holsbeek is the medieval castle of Horst,^[2] which is the fictional home of de rode ridder (the red knight).

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Holsbeek, Horststraat 28 3220 (2015-05-29). "Kasteeldomein van Horst". Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)