# Holsbeek

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Holsbeek
|picture          = 43618 Sint Jozef kapel Sint Pieters Rode.jpg
|picture-legend   = The chapel of Saint Joseph, near Sint-Pieters-Rode, Holsbeek
|map              = Holsbeek Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Holsbeek in Flemish Brabant
|arms             = Blason Holsbeek.svg
|flag             = Flag of Holsbeek.svg
|arrondissement   = [Leuven](/source/Leuven_administrative_Arrondissement)
|nis              = 24043
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor            = Bram Van Baelen (CD&V)
|majority         = [CD&V](/source/Christian_Democratic_and_Flemish), [OpenVld](/source/Open_Flemish_Liberals_and_Democrats), [Groen](/source/Groen_(political_party))
|postal-codes     = 3220, 3221
|telephone-area   = 016
|web              = [https://www.holsbeek.be/ www.holsbeek.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|55|N|04|46|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Holsbeek''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦɔlzbeːk}}) is a [municipality](/source/Municipalities_of_Belgium) located in the [Belgian](/source/Belgium) province of [Flemish Brabant](/source/Flemish_Brabant). The municipality comprises the towns of Holsbeek proper, {{Interlanguage link multi|Kortrijk-Dutsel|nl}}, {{Interlanguage link multi|Nieuwrode|nl}} and {{Interlanguage link multi|Sint-Pieters-Rode|nl}}. On January 1, 2006, Holsbeek had a total population of 9,205. The total area is 38.50&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [population density](/source/population_density) of 239 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

A notable landmark in Holsbeek is the medieval [castle](/source/castle) of Horst,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Holsbeek |first=Horststraat 28 3220 |date=2015-05-29 |title=Kasteeldomein van Horst |url=https://www.natuurenbos.be/horst |access-date=2023-07-06 |website=Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos |language=nl}}</ref> which is the fictional home of [de rode ridder](/source/De_Rode_Ridder) (the red knight).

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.scholares.net/index.php?Gazetteer-Holsbeek Gazetteer Entry]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Holsbeek
|N  = [Aarschot](/source/Aarschot)
|E  = [Tielt-Winge](/source/Tielt-Winge)
|S  = [Lubbeek](/source/Lubbeek)
|W  = [Leuven](/source/Leuven)
|NW = [Rotselaar](/source/Rotselaar)
}}
{{Municipalities in Flemish Brabant}}
{{Authority control}}

Category:Municipalities of Flemish Brabant

{{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub}}

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