Linkebeek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Linkebeek
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Linkebeek Location in Belgium
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Area
• Total	4.15 km2 (1.60 sq mi)
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Postal codes	1630
Area codes	02
Website	www.linkebeek.be

Linkebeek (Dutch: [ˈlɪŋkəbeːk], French: [linkəbek]) is a Belgian municipality in the Halle-Vilvoorde district (arrondissement) of the province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality only comprises the town of Linkebeek proper. On 1 January 2006, Linkebeek had a total population of 4,759. The total area is 4.15 km² (1.60 sq mi), which gives a population density of 1,147/km² (2,970/sq mi). It directly borders the Brussels-Capital Region and is part of the city's urban sprawl, contiguous with Moensburg (Uccle) – it was a component of the short-lived Arrondissement of Brussels-Periphery.

Twin towns

• Saint-Lambert-du-Lattay (France) since 1981
• Kenton (England) since 1996

Famous inhabitants

• Herman Teirlinck, writer (1879–1967)
• Audrey Hepburn, actress and humanitarian
• Roméo Elvis, rapper and hip-hop artist
• Angèle Van Laeken, singer-songwriter and musician
• Jehan Frison (on French Wikipedia) (1882–1961), painter and engraver
• Rodolphe Wytsman (1860–1927), painter
• Juliette Wytsman (1866–1925), painter

See also

In Spanish: Linkebeek para niños