Editing Roosdaal

{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Roosdaal
|picture          = Monument-40525-Lindemansschool-1.JPG
|picture-legend   = 
|map              = Roosdaal Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Roosdaal in Flemish Brabant
|arms             = Blason_Roosdaal.svg
|flag             = Roosdaal vlag.svg
|arrondissement   = [[Halle-Vilvoorde administrative Arrondissement|Halle-Vilvoorde]]
|nis              = 23097
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor            = Wim Goossens (CD&V)
|majority         = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]
|postal-codes     = 1760, 1761
|telephone-area   = 054, 053, 02
|web              = [http://www.roosdaal.be/ www.roosdaal.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|51|N|04|05|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
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'''Roosdaal''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈroːzdaːl|-|Nl-Roosdaal.ogg}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Flemish Brabant]]. The municipality comprises the towns of [[Borchtlombeek]], [[Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek]], [[Pamel]] and [[Strijtem]]. It is also situated in the [[Pajottenland]].

On January 1, 2016, Roosdaal had a total population of 11,494. The total area is 21.69&nbsp;km² which gives a [[population density]] of 530 inhabitants per km². Roosdaal is well known in Flanders for its berries through its annual [[strawberry]] convention. One of its most notable tourist attractions is the historic Hertboom Windmill.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.europeanheritageawards.eu/winners/hertboom-windmill-onze-lieve-vrouw-lombeek|title=‘Hertboom’ Windmill in Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Lombeek|date=22 February 2003|website=European Heritage Awards|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref>

In 2008, during a national television competition, Onze-lieve-vrouw-Lombeek was voted "The most beautiful village in [[Flemish Brabant]]", but it lost the overall Flemish competition to the town of [[Oud-Rekem]].

==Notable people==
* [[Frans Van Cauwelaert]] (b. 10 January 1880 – 17 May 1961), politician and lawyer.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.roosdaal.be Official website] - Available only in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Roosdaal
|N  = [[Liedekerke]]
|NE = [[Ternat]]
|SE = [[Lennik]]
|S  = [[Gooik]]
|W  = [[Ninove]] ([[East Flanders|VOV]])
}}
{{Municipalities in Flemish Brabant}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of Flemish Brabant]]


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