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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Tervuren
|namefr           = Tervueren
|picture          = Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale 20.JPG
|picture-legend   = The [[Royal Museum for Central Africa]] (RMCA), seen from the park behind the museum
|map              = Tervuren Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Tervuren in Flemish Brabant
|arms             = Blason ville be Tervuren.svg
|flag             = Vlag Tervuren.svg
|arrondissement   = [[Leuven Arrondissement|Leuven]]
|nis              = 24104
|pyramid-date     = 01/01/2006
|0-19=26.10
|20-64=57.00
|65=16.90
|foreigners=23.60
|foreigners-date=01/07/2005
|mayor            = Marc Charlier ([[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]])
|majority         = [[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]], [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]], [[Groen (political party)|Groen+]]
|postal-codes     = 3080
|telephone-area   = 02
|web              = [http://www.tervuren.be/ www.tervuren.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|49|N|04|30|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Tervuren''' ({{IPA|nl-BE|tɛrˈvyːrə(n)|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Madehub-Tervuren.wav}}; {{langx|fr|Tervueren}} {{IPA|fr|tɛʁvyʁœn|}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] in the [[Provinces of Belgium|province]] of [[Flemish Brabant]], in the [[Flemish region]] of [[Belgium]]. The municipality comprises the villages of [[Duisburg, Tervuren|Duisburg]], Tervuren proper, [[Vossem, Belgium|Vossem]] and [[Moorsel, Flemish Brabant|Moorsel]]. On 1 January 2006, Tervuren had a total population of 20,636. The total area is {{convert|32.92|km2|abbr=on}}, which gives a [[population density]] of {{convert|627|PD/km2|abbr=on}}.

The official language of Tervuren is [[Dutch language|Dutch]], as in the rest of [[Flanders]]. Local minorities consist primarily of [[French language|French]]-speakers and nationals of many countries of the [[European Union]], the [[United Kingdom|UK]], the [[United States|USA]], and [[Canada]]. The reason for this diverse mix of nationalities is the presence of [[expatriate]] workers and their families working in and around [[Brussels]], usually either for the EU, [[NATO]] or for [[multinational corporation]]s. The [[British School of Brussels]] has been located in Tervuren since 1970. Tervuren is also home of the English speaking St. Paul's Church, part of the [[Anglican Church]]<ref>https://www.stpaulstervuren.be St.Paul's Church website</ref>

Tervuren is one of the richest municipalities in Belgium. Directly adjoining the [[Brussels-Capital Region]] but only at the unpopulated [[Sonian Forest]], it is linked to Brussels by a large processional avenue, [[Avenue de Tervueren|Tervurenlaan]], built by King [[Leopold II of Belgium|Leopold II]] for the [[Brussels International (1897)|Universal Exhibition of 1897]], which runs through the town, the forest, neighbourhoods of [[Woluwe-Saint-Pierre]] and all the way to [[Cinquantenaire]] Park at [[Etterbeek]], and is now part of the N3 road. This interweaves with a [[Brussels tram route 44|combined heritage and commuter tramline]]. Until 1959, Tervuren was also served by an electric railway, whose disused terminus opposite the [[Royal Museum for Central Africa]] became a pub named the ''Spoorloos Station'' ("Trackless Station"), currently named ''Bar des Amis''.

==History==
For centuries people thought that Tervuren was the same place as "Fura", where [[Hubertus|Saint Hubert (Hubertus)]] died in 727 AD. There is, however, no historical proof of this, and recent scholarship locates "Fura" in [[Voeren]]/Fourons, between [[Maastricht]] and [[Liège]].<ref>R. de la Haye, “Lambertus, laatste bisschop van Maastricht; Hubertus, eerste bisschop van Luik: Hun eigentijdse levensbeschrijvingen”, ''Publications de la Société Historique et Archéologique dans le Limbourg'' (PSHAL) 143 (2007), 9-66.</ref>

A document dating from 1213 AD proves the presence of [[Henry I, Duke of Brabant]], possibly in a wooden fortification. This evolved into [[Tervuren castle]], the residence of the [[dukes of Brabant]] in the 14th and 15th centuries. The castle was demolished in 1782 under [[Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor|Joseph II]], who also demolished the [[Château Charles]], the short-lived summer retreat of [[Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine|Charles of Lorraine]]. After 1815, the park of Tervuren was granted to [[William II of the Netherlands|William]], the prince of Orange and son of the King of the United Netherlands, who constructed the [[Pavilion of Tervuren]], which burned down in 1879.

[[Brussels tram route 44|Tram 44]], which travels between Brussels (Montgomery) and Tervuren (and the Royal Museum for Central Africa) exists because of Leopold II's desire to bring visitors from around the world to his 1897 exhibition of the [[Congo Free State]].

==Culture==
* The [[Royal Museum for Central Africa]] (RMCA), communicating under the name AfricaMuseum since 2018, is an [[ethnography|ethnographical]] and [[natural history]] [[museum]]. It focuses on the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo|Congo]], a former [[Belgian Congo|Belgian colony]]. The sphere of interest, however, especially in biological research, extends to the whole [[Congo Basin]], [[Central Africa]], [[East Africa]], and [[West Africa]]. Intended originally as a colonial museum, from 1960 onwards it has focused more on ethnography and [[anthropology]]. Some researchers have strong ties with the [[Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences]]. The museum is surrounded by gardens, with the biggest [[giant redwood]] in Flanders, and a large park with lakes. St Hubert Chapel is located at the west end of the park.
* Tervuren Library (Gemeentelijke Openbare Bibliotheek Tervuren - GOBT) is situated at ''Markt 7''. It contains around 43,300 printed documents, and 886 DVDs.
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==Education==
[[File:Sanderus Kasteel Tervuren 1659.jpg|thumb|290px|A (mirrorerd) view on [[Tervuren Castle]] by Sanderus from 1659]]
[[File:Anhonie Crussens - Hunters resting on the board of a river in front of Tervuren Castle near Brussels.jpg|thumb|290px|''Tervuren Castle near Brussels'', by [[Anthonie Crussens]], c. 1655]]
[[Image: Vue du Village ter Vueren et du Chateau du Prince Charles demolie par Joseph II l'an 1780 a 2 lieues de Bruxelles.jpg |thumb|290px|right| View of the [[Château Charles]] ]]

The Gemeentelijke Basisschool Tervuren has a [[kindergarten]] and a [[primary school]]. The Heilig Hartcollege (HHC) Tervuren has a primary school as well. It also has a [[grammar school]]. The Koninklijke Atheneum Tervuren (KAT) is a primary and grammar school. 
There is also the GITO, a secondary technical school.
The [[British School of Brussels]] has been located in Tervuren since 1970.
There are also several alternative schools including the [[Kristoffel Steiner School]]<ref>[http://www.steinerschooltervuren.be/ www.steinerschooltervuren.be]</ref> (originally for children 2.5 to 6 years and now introducing primary school education). The Steiner method of teaching is subsidised by the Government and follows the curriculum from the Federation of Steiner Schools in Flanders; Dutch speaking but encompasses and accommodates children from different nationalities.

==Twin towns==
Tervuren is [[Town twinning|twinned]] with [[Dachau, Bavaria|Dachau]], [[Oosterbeek]] (in [[Renkum]])<ref name="tervurenIntegratie">{{cite web |url=http://www.tervuren.be/index.aspx?SGREF=233&CREF=2957 |title=Tervuren - Integratie |access-date=2012-10-05 |language=nl}}</ref> and [[Kloster Lehnin]].<ref name="tervurenIntegratie"/>

== Notable people ==

* [[Luc Coene]], governor of the [[National Bank of Belgium]]
* [[Ward Lernout]], painter
* [[Emiel Puttemans|Miel Puttemans]], athlete
* [[Prince Laurent of Belgium]]
* [[Henry van de Velde|Henry Van de Velde]], painter, architect, and interior designer
* [[Christian Dotremont]], painter and co-founder of the [[COBRA (art movement)|COBRA movement]]
* [[Frank Vandenbroucke (politician)|Frank Vandenbroucke]], politician

==References==
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== External links ==
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{{EB1911 Poster|Tervueren}}
* {{Official website|http://www.tervuren.be|Official Tervuren official website}} {{in lang|nl}}
*[http://www.arboretum-tervuren.be/ arboretum-tervuren.be], Arboretum of Tervuren - This web site lets you discover one of the jewels of the green crown of Brussels: The Geographic Arboretum of Tervuren.
*[https://www.panoramio.com/user/4324738/tags/Parc%20de%20Tervuren Some pictures of The Tervuren park]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Tervuren
|N  = [[Kraainem]], [[Wezembeek-Oppem]], [[Zaventem]]
|NE = [[Kortenberg]]
|E  = [[Bertem]]
|SE = [[Huldenberg]]
|S  = [[Overijse]]
|W  = [[Auderghem]] ([[Brussels-Capital Region|BRU]])
|NW = [[Woluwe-Saint-Pierre]] ([[Brussels-Capital Region|BRU]])
}}
{{Municipalities in Flemish Brabant}}
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