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Kortenberg
Flag of Kortenberg
Flag
 Coat of arms of Kortenberg
Coat of arms
Country Belgium
Region Flemish Region
Community Flemish Community
Province Flemish Brabant
Area
 • Total 34.52 km2 (13.33 sq mi)
Population
 (January 2010)
 • Total 18,937
 • Density 548.58/km2 (1,420.82/sq mi)

Kortenberg is a Belgian municipality located in the province of Flemish Brabant, about halfway between the cities of Brussels and Leuven. The municipality comprises the subdivisions or deelgemeenten of Erps-Kwerps, Everberg, Kortenberg proper and Meerbeek.

There has been a Benedictine abbey in Kortenberg since 1222. In 1312, John II, Duke of Brabant signed the Charter of Kortenberg in the abbey. After the Magna Carta, it is the second document in western history to limit the powers of monarchs in favour of a number of civil freedoms.

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  • Kortenberg-Abdijdreef22-Benedictijnenvrouwenabdij

    Women Benedictine Abbey

  • Mater Dei Erps-Kwerps

    Mater Dei Free Elementary School in Erps-Kwerps, built end 19th century

  • Kortenberg-Kiewitstraat4-Hoeve

    17th-18th century farm (Kortenberg)

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Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Kortenberg para niños

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