Affligem
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Affligem (Script error: No such module "IPA".; anciently written Afflighem) is a municipality located some Script error: No such module "convert". west-north-west of Brussels in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant, not far from the city of Aalst and the important railway junction of Denderleeuw. Affligem is situated in the Pajottenland.
The municipality comprises the villages of Essene, Hekelgem and Teralfene (note that there is no village called Affligem proper). On 1 January 2006 it had 11,956 inhabitants. The total area is Script error: No such module "convert"., giving a population density of 676 inhabitants per km2.
Monuments
Historically, the village is best known for the Benedictine Affligem Abbey, founded in 1062.
Other monuments include St Michael's church, Hekelgem.
Affligem Abbey beers
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References
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External links and sources
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