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Linter, Belgium

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Linter
Municipality

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Location of Linter
Linter Location 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
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Marc Wijnants (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	36.87 km² (14.24 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	7,255
• Density	200/km² (510/sq mi)
Postal codes	3350
NIS code	24133
Area codes	011, 016
Website	www.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 km² which gives a population density of 193 inhabitants per km².

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

Demographics[edit]

Languages[edit]

Standard Dutch
Getelands dialects, which are transitional Brabantian-Limburgish dialects.^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

^ Hondshoven, Roger (2003), Woordenboek van het Melkwezers, Melkwezer{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

^ Peters, Jörg (2010), "The Flemish–Brabant dialect of Orsmaal–Gussenhoven", Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 40 (2): 239, doi:10.1017/S0025100310000083