Erps-Kwerps

Erps-Kwerps is a village in the Belgian Province of Flemish Brabant^[1] and a sub-municipality of Kortenberg. It has an area of 15.94 km^2.

Geography

Neighbouring places are Nederokkerzeel (municipality of Kampenhout), Kortenberg, Veltem-Beisem [nl] (municipality of Herent), Meerbeek and Everberg.

Location

The village is situated on the prolongation of the runway 07R/25L of the Brussels Airport. Its geographical coordinates are 50° 54' 0" North, 4° 34' 0" East.^[2]

Farming in the region

Since it is located within the fertile Central Plateau of the Province of Brabant ^[3] it is also part of the so-called "Brabantse Groentenstreek", the "Brabant vegetable region". The main cultivation product is Belgian endives.

Parishes

Two parishes exist in Erps-Kwerps, Erps and Kwerps, each having its own church.^[4] The church of Erps is named after Saint Amand and the church of Kwerps after Saint Peter. The latter owns a choir of the seventeenth century and a tower of the late Romanesque period. The old town hall at the town square (Dorpsplein) of Erps was built in 1875 after the design of Alexander Van Arenbergh of Leuven.

Transportation

Erps-Kwerps is connected to the railway Brussels - Liège (line 36, HSL 2). The railway station is 2 km from the town centre.

References

^ "Flemish Brabant". Archived from the original on 2009-04-06. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
^ "Erps-Kwerps Map | Belgium Google Satellite Maps". www.maplandia.com.
^ "Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary". TheFreeDictionary.com.
^ "Engels". home.scarlet.be.