Bertem
Municipality
Bertem town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Bertem Location in Belgium
Location of Bertem in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°51′N 04°37′E / 50.850°N 4.617°E / 50.850; 4.617Coordinates: 50°51′N 04°37′E / 50.850°N 4.617°E / 50.850; 4.617
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Albert Mees (GB-VLD)
• Governing party/ies	GB-VLD, SP.A
Area
• Total	29.75 km2 (11.49 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	9,638
• Density	320/km2 (840/sq mi)
Postal codes	3060, 3061
Area codes	016 - 02
Website	www.bertem.be

Bertem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɛrtəm]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Bertem proper, Korbeek-Dijle and Leefdaal. On January 1, 2006, Bertem had a total population of 9,215. The total area is 29.75 km² which gives a population density of 310 inhabitants per km².

The area is noted for its rural landscape, in particular the Koeheide [1] and Bertembos ("Bertem Forest"). On the open plains of Leefdaal, it is possible to see the endangered European Hamster (Cricetus cricetus) (external link European Hamster). The village of Bertem itself is home to the Sint-Pieters-Bandenkerk, a romanesque church built between 950 and 1050.

See also[edit]

• List of municipalities of the Flemish Region

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Media related to Bertem at Wikimedia Commons
• bertem.be
• VC. Bertem-Leefdaal, the local soccer club of Bertem
• koeheide.be
• Gazetteer Entry
• Sint-Pieters-Bandenkerk (in Dutch)

	Kortenberg	Herent
			Leuven
		Bertem
	Tervuren	Huldenberg	Oud-Heverlee

Municipalities in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium Halle-Vilvoorde Affligem Asse Beersel Bever Dilbeek Drogenbos Galmaarden Gooik Grimbergen Halle Herne Hoeilaart Kampenhout Kapelle-op-den-Bos Kraainem Lennik Liedekerke Linkebeek Londerzeel Machelen Meise Merchtem Opwijk Overijse Pepingen Roosdaal Sint-Genesius-Rode Sint-Pieters-Leeuw Steenokkerzeel Ternat Vilvoorde Wemmel Wezembeek-Oppem Zaventem Zemst Leuven Aarschot Begijnendijk Bekkevoort Bertem Bierbeek Boortmeerbeek Boutersem Diest Geetbets Glabbeek Haacht Herent Hoegaarden Holsbeek Huldenberg Keerbergen Kortenaken Kortenberg Landen Leuven Linter Lubbeek Oud-Heverlee Rotselaar Scherpenheuvel-Zichem Tervuren Tielt-Winge Tienen Tremelo Zoutleeuw