Editing Overijse

{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Overijse
|picture          = Overijse aerial photo A.jpg
|picture-legend   = 
|map              = Overijse Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Overijse in Flemish Brabant
|arms             = Blason Overijse.svg
|flag             = Overijse vlag.svg
|arrondissement   = [[Halle-Vilvoorde administrative Arrondissement|Halle-Vilvoorde]]
|nis              = 23062
|pyramid-date     =
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date  =
|mayor            = Inge Lenseclaes (Overijse 2002-[[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]]-CD&V)
|majority         = Overijse 2002-[[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]]-CD&V, DynamiekvoorOverijse
|postal-codes     = 3090
|telephone-area   = 02, 016
|web              = [http://www.overijse.be/ www.overijse.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|46|N|04|32|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
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'''Overijse''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈoːvərɛisə}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] in the [[Provinces of Belgium|province]] of [[Flemish Brabant]], in the [[Flemish region]] of [[Belgium]]. It is a suburb of the wider [[Brussels]] metropolitan area. The municipality comprises the town of Overijse proper, and the communities of [[Eizer]], [[Maleizen]], [[Jezus-Eik]], [[Tombeek]] and [[Terlanen]]. On January 1, 2023, Overijse had a total population of 25,962.<ref>{{cite web | title = Overijse | url = https://www.overijse.be/file/download/7f03d640-2560-45bb-97f4-26574dd8c782/kYOoMuuA7eZqUGqy64p1EGI7hVmsrMXCJsIBumL4rSI3d.pdf | access-date = 2025-02-14}}</ref> The total area is {{convert|44.99|km2|2|abbr=on}}, which gives a [[population density]] of {{convert|549|PD/km2|abbr=on}}. Overijse is surrounded by an extensive woodlands ([[Sonian Forest]]), with paths for walking and cycling.

The official language of Overijse is [[Dutch language|Dutch]]. The municipality is home to a minority of French-speaking residents and, according to a 2023 census, to 4,389 [[expatriates]] including 716 Dutch, 402 French, 389 Romanians, 306 Polish and 281 Germans.<ref>{{cite web | title = Overijse | url = https://www.overijse.be/file/download/7f03d640-2560-45bb-97f4-26574dd8c782/kYOoMuuA7eZqUGqy64p1EGI7hVmsrMXCJsIBumL4rSI3d.pdf | access-date = 2025-02-14}}</ref>

In 1952, [[Albert Lootvoet]], a local brewer started brewing [[Leffe]] beer. The Leffe beers were brewed in Overijse from 1952 until 1977, when the [[Artois]] breweries bought out the local brewer.

==History==
Overijse draws its name from the nearby river, the [[IJse]], that flows through the region. The oldest known name is ''Isca''; the word is likely [[Celtic languages|Celtic]] in origin, and translated means 'Water'. Overijse was the birthplace of the 16th century humanist [[Justus Lipsius]], a professor at [[Leuven]] who was friend of the printer and publisher [[Christoffel Plantijn|Plantin]].

==Events==
Overijse has a traditional festival every year, held in August (Druivenfeesten). The festival commemorates the industry that shaped the area, namely cultivation of grapes ([[Dutch language|Dutch]] ''druiven'').<ref>[http://www.druivenfeesten.be/programma/ Official Druivenfeest Program] Retrieved 2010-05-26</ref> The [[Druivenkoers Overijse]] is a single-day [[road bicycle race]] during the festival. The [[Vlaamse Druivenveldrit Overijse|Vlaamse Druivencross]] is a December [[cyclo-cross]] classic race.

==Attractions==
Historical sites include:
* The [[Gothic architecture|Late Gothic]] St. Martinus Church with the [[nave]] (1489), the [[Choir (architecture)|choir]] (1520), and quasi [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] towers from the 12th century.
* IJse Castle (17th century) with a 16th-century facade and a 15th-century hunting pavilion; against the castle walls [[Kellebron]] from the 13th century.
* Townhouse (1503–1505), restored in 1963.
* By the beguinage (1264), a 15th-century Gothic castle.
* In the village of Tombeek, the 16th-century Bisdom Castle with 12th-century towers.
* Also in Tombeek, the [[Sanatorium Joseph Lemaire]] (1937), a [[modernism|modern]] building from architect [[Maxime Brunfaut]].
* In the village of Jezus-Eik, the [[Baroque Architecture|Baroque]] ''Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk'' (Our Beloved Lady Church) with a choir from 1650 and a nave from 1667, restored in 2007.
* Near Overijse there is a medium wave transmitter for the Belgian foreign radio service.

<gallery>
Image:Former town hall of Overijse, Belgium (DSCF7525).jpg|Town Hall
Image:Sint-Martinuskerk in Overijse, Belgium (DSCF7537, DSCF7541).jpg|St. Martinus Church
Image:Overijse_Stationsplein_zuid.jpg|Old central bus station
Image:Overijse JPG01a.jpg|Lake of Overijse-Genval
</gallery>

==Twin towns==
*{{Flag icon|Italy}} [[Lecco]], [[Province of Lecco|Lecco]], [[Lombardy]], Italy
*{{Flag icon|Germany}} [[Bruttig-Fankel]], [[Rhineland-Palatinate]], Germany
*{{Flag icon|Germany}} [[Bacharach]], Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
*{{Flag icon|France}} [[Mâcon]], [[Saône-et-Loire]], [[Bourgogne-Franche-Comté]], France
*{{flag icon|Slovakia}} [[Modra]], Slovakia

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*[http://www.overijse.be Official website] - Only available in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Overijse
|N  = [[Tervuren]]
|E  = [[Huldenberg]]
|SE = [[Wavre]] ([[Walloon Brabant|WBR]])
|S  = [[Rixensart]] ([[Walloon Brabant|WBR]])
|W  = [[Hoeilaart]]<br/>[[La Hulpe]] ([[Walloon Brabant|WBR]])
|NW = [[Auderghem]] ([[Brussels-Capital Region|BRU]])<br/>[[Watermael-Boitsfort]] ([[Brussels-Capital Region|BRU]])
}}
{{Municipalities in Flemish Brabant}}
{{Authority control}}

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