- Source: Drogenbos
Drogenbos (Dutch: [ˈdroːɣə(m)bɔs] , French: [dʁoɡœnbɔs]) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Drogenbos proper. On January 1, 2018, Drogenbos had a total population of 5,599. The total area is 2.49 km2 (0.96 sq mi), which gives a population density of 2,248/km2 (5,820/sq mi). It directly borders the Brussels-Capital Region and is part of the city's urban sprawl, contiguous with Calevoet (Uccle) – it was a component of the short-lived Arrondissement of Brussels-Periphery.
The official language of Drogenbos is Dutch, as in the rest of Flanders. Local French-speakers (77% of the population) enjoy linguistic facilities.
Famous inhabitants
Joseph Loeckx, comic artist, pseudonym Jo-El Azara
Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria
Felix De Boeck (1898 - 1995), painter. A museum has been opened in 1995 with the work of Felix De Boeck.
References
External links
Media related to Drogenbos at Wikimedia Commons
Official website – information available in Dutch and French
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Karl Theodor
- Uccle-Ukkel
- Konflik bahasa di Belgia
- Daftar gemeente di Flandria
- Daftar kode pos di Belgia
- Drogenbos
- Municipalities with language facilities
- Scheldt
- Dyle (river)
- Joseph Loeckx
- List of rivers of Belgium
- Forest, Belgium
- Uccle
- Brussels-Halle-Vilvoorde
- Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria
