Sint-Genesius-Rode facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sint-Genesius-Rode Rhode-Saint-Genèse  (French)
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Sint-Genesius-Rode Location in Belgium
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Area
• Total	22.77 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
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Postal codes	1640
Area codes	02
Website	www.sint-genesius-rode.be

Sint-Genesius-Rode (Dutch: [sɪnt xeːˌneːzijʏs ˈroːdə]; French: Rhode-Saint-Genèse, pronounced [ʁɔd sɛ̃ ʒənɛːz]) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality only comprises the town of Sint-Genesius-Rode proper, and lies between Brussels and Waterloo in Wallonia. On January 1, 2008, Sint-Genesius-Rode had a total population of 18,021. The total area is 22.77 km² (8.79 sq mi), which gives a population density of 791/km² (2,050/sq mi). It borders the Brussels-Capital Region and is essentially a suburb of the city, contiguous with the Prince d'Orange neighbourhood (Uccle), and was a component of the short-lived Arrondissement of Brussels-Periphery. While the Brussels-Capital Region does not have a direct border with Wallonia, the shortest distance between the two is at Sint-Genesius-Rode municipality, with around 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) separating Prince d'Orange and Waterloo along the N5 road.

Notable people

• Paul Loicq (1888–1953), president of the International Ice Hockey Federation
• Herman van Rompuy (born 1947), Belgian politician and President of the European Council
• Giovanni Ferrero (born 1964), Italian businessman and writer, leader of Ferrero SpA
• Family de Spoelberch, leaders of brewery AB InBev

See also

In Spanish: Sint-Genesius-Rode para niños