Heist-op-den-Berg | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Heist-op-den-Berg  | |
  Heist-op-den-Berg Location in Belgium
Location of Heist-op-den-Berg in the province of Antwerp  | |
| Coordinates: 51°05′N 04°43′E / 51.083°N 4.717°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Antwerp |
| Arrondissement | Mechelen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jan Moons (N-VA) |
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V, N-VA, PRO Heist, Open Vld, Groen |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.67 km2 (33.46 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 42,950 |
| • Density | 500/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 2220-2223 |
| NIS code | 12014 |
| Area codes | 015, 014, 016, 03 |
| Website | www |
Heist-op-den-Berg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌɦɛist ɔb də(m) ˈbɛr(ə)x]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises Heist-op-den-Berg proper (including the hamlets: Heist-Goor,[2] Heist-Station, Zonderschot, Heist-Centrum[3] and Bruggeneinde[4]), the villages of Booischot (including the hamlet Pijpelheide), Hallaar, Itegem, Schriek and Wiekevorst.[5]
- ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
- ^ Goor is an old Dutch word for swamp. In the old days there was a marsh here.
- ^ Centrum means center (of the village).
- ^ Bruggeneinde is 'the end of the bridge' in English.
- ^ "Deelgemeenten".