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Tervuren






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Coordinates: 50°49N 04°30E / 50.817°N 4.500°E / 50.817; 4.500
 

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Tervuren
Tervueren (French)
The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), seen from the park behind the museum
The Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA), seen from the park behind the museum
Flag of Tervuren
Coat of arms of Tervuren
Location of Tervuren
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Tervuren is located in Belgium
Tervuren

Tervuren

Location in Belgium
Location of Tervuren in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°49′N 04°30′E / 50.817°N 4.500°E / 50.817; 4.500
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementLeuven
Government
 • MayorMarc Charlier (N-VA)
 • Governing party/iesN-VA, CD&V, Groen+
Area
 • Total33.62 km2 (12.98 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total22,248
 • Density660/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Postal codes
3080
NIS code
24104
Area codes02
Websitewww.tervuren.be

Tervuren (Dutch: [tɛrˈvyːrə(n)] , French: Tervueren) is a municipality in the provinceofFlemish Brabant, in the Flemish regionofBelgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Duisburg, Tervuren proper, Vossem and Moorsel. On 1 January 2006, Tervuren had a total population of 20,636. The total area is 32.92 km2 (12.71 sq mi), which gives a population density of 627/km2 (1,620/sq mi).

The official language of Tervuren is Dutch. Local minorities consist primarily of French speakers and nationals of many countries of the European Union, the USA, and Canada. The reason for this diverse mix of nationalities is the presence of expatriate workers and their families working in and around Brussels, usually either for the EU, NATO or for multinational corporations. The British School of Brussels has been located in Tervuren since 1970. Tervuren is also home of the English speaking St. Paul's Church, part of the Anglican Church[2]

Tervuren is one of the richest municipalities in Belgium. It is linked to Brussels by a large processional avenue, Tervurenlaan, built by king Leopold II for the Universal Exhibition of 1897. This interweaves with a combined heritage and commuter tramline. Until 1959, Tervuren was also served by an electric railway, whose disused terminus opposite the Royal Museum for Central Africa became a pub named the Spoorloos Station (Trackless Station), currently named "Bar des Amis".

History

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For centuries people thought that Tervuren was the same place as "Fura", where Saint Hubert (Hubertus) died in 727 AD. There is, however, no historical proof of this, and recent scholarship locates "Fura" in Voeren/Fourons, between Maastricht and Liège.[3]

A document dating from 1213 AD proves the presence of Henry I, Duke of Brabant, possibly in a wooden fortification. This evolved into Tervuren castle, the residence of the dukes of Brabant in the 14th and 15th centuries. The castle was demolished in 1782 under Joseph II, who also demolished the Château Charles, the short-lived summer retreat of Charles of Lorraine. After 1815, the park of Tervuren was granted to William, the prince of Orange and son of the King of the United Netherlands, who constructed the Pavilion of Tervuren, which burned down in 1879.

Tram 44, which travels between Brussels (Montgomery) and Tervuren (and the Royal Museum for Central Africa) exists because of Leopold II's desire to bring visitors from around the world to his 1897 exhibition of the Congo Free State.

Culture

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Education

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A (mirrorerd) view on Tervuren Castle by Sanderus from 1659
Tervuren Castle near Brussels, by Anthonie Crussens, c. 1655
View of the Château Charles

The Gemeentelijke Basisschool Tervuren has a kindergarten and a primary school. The Heilig Hartcollege (HHC) Tervuren has a primary school as well. It also has a grammar school. The Koninklijke Atheneum Tervuren (KAT) is a primary and grammar school. There is also the GITO, a secondary technical school. The British School of Brussels has been located in Tervuren since 1970. There are also several alternative schools including the Kristoffel Steiner School[4] (originally for children 2.5 to 6 years and now introducing primary school education). The Steiner method of teaching is subsidised by the Government and follows the curriculum from the Federation of Steiner Schools in Flanders; Dutch speaking but encompasses and accommodates children from different nationalities.

Twin towns

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Tervuren is twinned with Dachau, Oosterbeek (inRenkum)[5] and Kloster Lehnin.[5]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  • ^ https://www.stpaulstervuren.be St.Paul's Church website
  • ^ R. de la Haye, “Lambertus, laatste bisschop van Maastricht; Hubertus, eerste bisschop van Luik: Hun eigentijdse levensbeschrijvingen”, Publications de la Société Historique et Archéologique dans le Limbourg (PSHAL) 143 (2007), 9-66.
  • ^ www.steinerschooltervuren.be
  • ^ a b "Tervuren - Integratie" (in Dutch). Retrieved 2012-10-05.
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