Ternat

Coordinates: 50°52′N 04°11′E / 50.867°N 4.183°E / 50.867; 4.183Country BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceFlemish BrabantArrondissementHalle-VilvoordeGovernment • MayorMichel Vanderhasselt (CD&V en Volks) • Governing party/iesCD&V en Volks, Voor TernatArea • Total24.71 km² (9.54 sq mi)Population • Total15,481 • Density630/km² (1,600/sq mi)Postal codesNIS codeArea codes02, 053Websitewww.ternat.be

Ternat (Dutch pronunciation: [tɛrˈnɑt]; also French: Ternath) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the villages of Sint-Katherina-Lombeek, Ternat proper and Wambeek. It is also situated in the Pajottenland. On January 1, 2018 Ternat had a total population of 15.481. The total area is 24.48 km² which gives a population density of 597 inhabitants per km².

The village of Ternat is the site of a medieval sandstone church and the 12th-century Kruikenburg Castle, extensively remodelled in the 17th century.^[2] The local authority offices are housed in an 18th-century mansion.^[3]

Notable people

• Everard t'Serclaes (c.1320–1388)

References

External links

• Media related to Ternat at Wikimedia Commons