Tubize

Tubize (Dutch: Tubeke) is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2006 Tubize had a total population of 22,335. The total area is 32.66 km2 which gives a population density of 684 inhabitants per km2.

Tubize

Tubeke  (Dutch)
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Tubize
Location in Belgium
The municipality of Tubize in Walloon Brabant
Coordinates: 50°41.58′N 04°12.28′E
CountryBelgium
CommunityFrench Community
RegionWallonia
ProvinceWalloon Brabant
ArrondissementNivelles
Government
  MayorMichel Januth (PS)
  Governing party/iesPS, Ecolo, DéFI
Area
  Total32.66 km2 (12.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total25,914
  Density790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal codes
1480
Area codes02
Websitewww.tubize.be

The municipality includes the former districts of Clabecq (Klabbeek), Oisquercq (Oostkerk), Saintes (Sint-Renelde), and Tubize. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers.

Tubize town hall

Ateliers de Tubize

Les Ateliers de Tubize locomotive works was located in Tubize. At least six Tubize locomotives are preserved. One (Tubize 2069) in Belgium, two narrow gauge locomotives (2365 & 2369) in Jokioinen Museum Railways, Finland, and one narrow-gauge (2179) in Poland. One locomotive is still in operation on the Pelion railway in Greece. Three are preserved in Iran [2]

See also

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. "Steam in Asia (West) 2016". internationalsteam.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-12.
  • Media related to Tubize at Wikimedia Commons
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