Meise

Meise is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Meise proper and Wolvertem (a deelgemeente), and, several smaller villages like Sint-Brixius-Rode, Oppem, Meusegem, Impde/Imde, Rossem, Westrode and quarters as Bouchout, Nerom and Slozen. As of January 1, 2006, Meise had a total population of 18,464. The total area is 34.82 km2 which gives a population density of 530 inhabitants per km2.

Meise is also a last name of a few families originating from Germany.

Transport
The A12 runs vertically through the middle of Meise.

Points of interest

 * Wolvertem transmitter, a facility for AM broadcasting
 * Botanic Garden Meise (Plantentuin Meise)
 * Bouchout Castle

Notable people from Meise
Some of Meise's most famous inhabitants are
 * Eddy Merckx
 * Tony De Pauw
 * Kris Wauters (from the band Clouseau)
 * Jean-Pierre Van Rossem
 * Jean-Pierre Van Rossem

Empress Carlota of Mexico (born the first Belgian princess) spent many secluded years at the Castle of Bouchout where she died in 1927.

Twin towns

 * 🇳🇱 Waalre, since 1980