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Not to be confused with Lint, Belgium. Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
Linter
Municipality
Flag of LinterFlagCoat of arms of LinterCoat of arms
Location of Linter
Linter is located in BelgiumLinterLinterLocation in Belgium Location of Linter in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°48′N 05°03′E / 50.800°N 5.050°E / 50.800; 5.050
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementLeuven
Government
 • MayorMarc Wijnants (CD&V)
 • Governing party/iesCD&V
Area
 • Total36.87 km (14.24 sq mi)
Population
 • Total7,255
 • Density200/km (510/sq mi)
Postal codes3350
NIS code24133
Area codes011, 016
Websitewww.linter.be

Linter (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɪntər]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Drieslinter, Melkwezer, Neerhespen (where the canine school of the Belgian police is situated), Neerlinter, Orsmaal-Gussenhoven, Overhespen and Wommersom. On January 1, 2006, Linter had a total population of 7,037. The total area is 36.38 km which gives a population density of 193 inhabitants per km.

The main economic activities of Linter are agricultural and commercial activities.

Demographics

Languages

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. Hondshoven, Roger (2003), Woordenboek van het Melkwezers, Melkwezer{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. Peters, Jörg (2010), "The Flemish–Brabant dialect of Orsmaal–Gussenhoven", Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 40 (2): 239, doi:10.1017/S0025100310000083

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Places adjacent to Linter, Belgium
Kortenaken
Tienen Linter Zoutleeuw
Landen
Municipalities in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium
Halle-Vilvoorde
Leuven


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