Begijnendijk (Dutch pronunciation:[bəˈɣɛinə(n)ˌdɛik]ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Begijnendijk proper and Betekom. On January 1, 2006, Begijnendijk had a total population of 9,400. The total area is 17.62 km² which gives a population density of 534 inhabitants per km². The official spoken language is Dutch.
On the 25th of July 2019, the hottest ever recorded in Belgium was recorded in Begijnendijk, the town recording a temperature of 41.8 °C (107.2 °F), beating the temperature of 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) recorded in Angleur, recorded just the previous day.[2]
Further reading
2008 "De boerekes van Betekom" written by Bob Michiels
2005 "Begijnendijk, dorp van kerkenbouwers"
2003 "De vergane glorie van Betekom" written by Pascal Van Vlasselaer
1997 "De parochies St. Lucia en St. Laurentius van Begijnendijk-Betekom voot 1901" written by H. Guislain
1996 "Begijnendijk voor 1796" written by Geert Andries
1996 "Betekom op de schoolbanken" written by Vermeulen-Vandenbussche, Trees
1995 "Volkstelling van Betekom en Begijnendijk"
1995 "Nota's uit de rekeningen der St.Laurentiuskerk: 1715, 1751,1757,1762,1775, XIXe en XXe eeuw"
1995 "De oude molen van Betekom"
1994 "Hoe Begijnendijk ontstond als aparte gemeente op 8 maart 1796"
