Editing Linter, Belgium

{{Distinguish|Lint, Belgium}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Linter
|picture          = 3350 Linter, Belgium - panoramio (2).jpg
|picture-legend   = 
|map              = Linter Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Linter in Flemish Brabant
|arms             = Blason Linter.svg
|flag             = Linter vlag.svg
|arrondissement   = [[Leuven administrative Arrondissement|Leuven]]
|nis              = 24133
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor            = Marc Wijnants (CD&V)
|majority         = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]
|postal-codes     = 3350
|telephone-area   = 011, 016
|web              = [http://www.linter.be/ www.linter.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|48|N|05|03|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Linter''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈlɪntər}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 193 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

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

==Demographics==

===Languages===
* [[Dutch language|Standard Dutch]]
* [[Getelands]] dialects, which are transitional [[Brabantian dialect|Brabantian]]-[[Limburgish]] dialects.<ref>{{citation|last=Hondshoven|first=Roger|year=2003|title=Woordenboek van het Melkwezers|place=Melkwezer}}</ref><ref>{{citation|last=Peters|first=Jörg|year=2010|title=The Flemish–Brabant dialect of Orsmaal–Gussenhoven|journal=Journal of the International Phonetic Association|volume=40|issue=2|page=239|doi=10.1017/S0025100310000083|doi-access=free}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.linter.be Official website] - Available only in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]
*[http://www.scholares.net/index.php?Gazetteer-Linter Gazetteer Entry]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Linter
|N = [[Kortenaken]]
|E = [[Zoutleeuw]]
|S = [[Landen]]
|W = [[Tienen]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Flemish Brabant}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of Flemish Brabant]]


{{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub}}