Herent is a municipality

Municipality

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 located in the Belgian

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 province of Flemish Brabant

Flemish Brabant

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. The municipality comprises the towns of Herent proper, Veltem-Beisem and Winksele. On January 1, 2006 Herent had a total population of 19,218. The total area is 32.73 km² which gives a population density

Population density

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 of 587 inhabitants per km². The current mayor (as of 2006) is Willy Kuypers.

Schools

• Catholic Schools: De Kraal & Pastoor De Clerckschool
• Municipal Schools: Toverveld & De Bijenkorf

Music performers

• Brabants Volksorkest
• Djembégroep "Vanslagh"
• Hagenkoor
• Strijdkoor Kontrarie
• Het vrijwilligerskoor
• Koninklijke Harmonie van Herent
• Koninklijke Muziekvereniging St-Laurentius
• Zangkoor Onze Lieve Vrouw
• Zangvereniging Sint Cecilia

External links

• Official website - Available only in Dutch
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