Bornem

Bornem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the towns of Bornem proper, Hingene, Wintam, Mariekerke and Weert. There are also the hamlets of Branst, Buitenland, Eikevliet and Wintam. On 1 January 2006, Bornem had a total population of 20,064. The total area is 45.76 km² which gives a population density of 438 inhabitants per km².Heritage Bornem Castle, Residence of the House Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde. Bornem Abbey, only Cistercensian Abbey in Flanders: residence of former general Amadeus de Bie and Henricus Smeulders.Notable people Jan Hammenecker (Mariekerke, 2 October 1878 – Westrode, 13 June 1932), writer and priest Marc Van Ranst (b. Bornem, 20 June 1965), virologist Walter Boeykens (b. Bornem, 6 January 1938), clarinetist