Beersel

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Beersel
Municipality
Beersel Castle, one of the municipality's notable monuments
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Beersel
Beersel Location in Belgium Beersel in the Province of Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°46′N 04°18′E / 50.767°N 4.300°E / 50.767; 4.300
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
• Mayor	Jo Vander Meylen (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	Lijst Burgemeester, N-VA, Open VLD
Area
• Total	30.4 km2 (11.7 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	25,069
• Density	820/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	1650, 1651, 1652, 1653, 1654
NIS code	23003
Area codes	02
Website	www.beersel.be

Beersel (Dutch: [ˈbeːrsəl] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south-west of the centre of Brussels. The municipality comprises the towns of Alsemberg, Beersel proper, Dworp, Huizingen and Lot. On 1 January 2023, Beersel had a total population of 26.473.^[2] The total area is 30.01 km² (11.59 sq mi), which gives a population density of 856/km² (2,220/sq mi).^[3]

Beersel is perhaps best known for Beersel Castle, built between 1300 and 1310 by Jean II, Duke of Brabant, as a defense for Brussels. Guillaume Dufay, a notable 15th-century Franco-Flemish composer, was likely born in Beersel.^[4] In terms of gastronomy, Beersel is known for its boterham met plattekaas en radijzen (sandwich with white cheese and radishes), usually served with a geuze beer, and for its mandjeskaas (literally 'basket cheese'), which is a white cheese stored in little baskets. Beersel also has two traditional, authentic geuze breweries, Oud Beersel and 3 Fonteinen.