Meise
Meise is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem, and several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. On January 1, 2006, Meise had a total population of 18,464. The total area is, which gives a population density of.
Transport
The A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.Points of interest
- Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
- Bouchout Castle
- The wood chapel or in Dutch: 'Boskapel' surrounded by oaks
Parks
- Meise Botanic Garden
- Park 'Neromhof'
Nature
- The meadows of Wolvertem or in Dutch 'Wolvertemse beemden'
- The meadows of the 'Babbelbeek' or in Dutch 'Babbelbeekse beemden'
- The wood of Velaert or in Dutch 'Velaertbos'
- The small wood around the wood chapel or 'Boskapel'
- The wood of four oaks or in Dutch: 'vier eiken bos'
Notable people
Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are:Empress Carlota of Mexico spent many secluded years at Bouchout Castle, where she died in 1927.
Twin towns
- Waalre, since 1980