Linter

Linter
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Linter Location in Belgium
Location of Linter in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°48′N 05°03′E / 50.800°N 5.050°ECoordinates: 50°48′N 05°03′E / 50.800°N 5.050°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Marc Wynants (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, sp.a
Area
• Total	36.37 km^2 (14.04 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	7,188
• Density	200/km^2 (510/sq mi)
Postal codes	3350
Area codes	011, 016
Website	www.linter.be

Linter (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɪntər]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Drieslinter, Melkwezer, Neerhespen (where the canine school of the Belgian police is situated), Neerlinter, Orsmaal-Gussenhoven, Overhespen and Wommersom. On January 1, 2006, Linter had a total population of 7,037. The total area is 36.38 km² which gives a population density of 193 inhabitants per km².

The main economic activities of Linter are agricultural and commercial activities.

Demographics

Languages

• Standard Dutch
• Brabantian dialect (spoken in the form of Melkwezer dialect and Orsmaal-Gussenhoven dialect).^[2]

References

1. Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
2. Peters, Jörg (2010), "The Flemish–Brabant dialect of Orsmaal–Gussenhoven", Journal of the International Phonetic Association, 40 (2): 239, doi:10.1017/S0025100310000083

External links

• Media related to Linter at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Available only in Dutch
• Gazetteer Entry