Flemish Brabant

Flemish Brabant is one of the five provinces of Flanders (Belgium). The province completely surrounds Brussels, the national capital. Brussels however is not a part of the province. The capital Leuven is one of Belgium's largest student cities. The university is one of the oldest universities in this part of Europe and makes the city one with an impressive student tradition.

Cities

• 1 Leuven — capital of Flemish Brabant and a thriving centuries old student city.
• 2 Aarschot
• 3 Diest
• 4 Grimbergen — famous for its abbey and internationally renowned beer with the same name.
• 5 Halle
• 6 Keerbergen
• 7 Kraainem — municipality with rich industrial heritage along the Maalbeek and Sonian Forest.
• 8 Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
• 9 Tienen — its belfry is one of 56 belfries designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
• 10 Tervuren — on the outskirts of the Sonian Forest, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• 11 Vilvoorde
• 12 Neerijse
• 13 Zoutleeuw — its belfry is one of 56 belfries designated as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Understand

Flemish Brabant can be subdivided in the following regions, each of which has its own character:

• Pajottenland (West of Brussels)
• Groene Gordel (Green belt (around Brussels))
• Dijleland (West of Leuven)

• Zuid-Dijleland

• Hageland (East of Leuven)

Talk

Dutch is the language spoken in the province of Flemish Brabant, and it's the only official language in the province and the rest of Flanders, except for the facility municipalities around Brussels where French is also spoken; the local dialect is called "Brabantian". English is also spoken by most people.

See

Itineraries

• For a good hike or bicycle ride through the woods south of Leuven or for more information about what this region has to offer, have a look at Ad's Path.

Do

Local tourism services in Zuid-Dijleland have created a hiking or walking node network which spans from Tervuren to Leuven and to Ottenburg next to the linguistic border in the South.