Overwinden

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Overwinden

Air quality index

25Good

WeatherAvg high 59.3°F

Coordinates50.75°, 5.05°

Demographic figures from Statbel. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Landen is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the city of Landen proper and the villages of Attenhoven, Eliksem, Ezemaal, Laar, Neerlanden, Neerwinden, Overwinden, Rumsdorp, Waasmont, Walsbets, Walshoutem, Wange and Wezeren. On January 1, 2006, Landen had a total population of 14,682. The total area is 54.05 km² which gives a population density of 272 inhabitants per km².

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

L

Louis Herman Henot

Belgian writer (1863-1927)

J

Jules François

Belgian ophthalmologist (1907 - 1984)

Joseph Moureau

Belgian fighterpilot (1921-2020)

Lennert Van Eetvelt

Belgian cyclist

J

John Dejaeger

Jean-Georges Massart

J

Jules Stuyck

H

Herman Hendrickx

N

Nicolaus Thibaut

L

Laurentius Halflants

J

Jozef Colen

M

Michaël Pitsaer

teacher

F

Felix Kinon

director

D

Dominicus De Wilde

spiritual director

C

Carolus Stiers

F

François Stevens

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Flemish Brabant

• Neerwinden
  0.9 mi away
• Laar
  1.4 mi away
• Landen
  1.5 mi away · pop. 15,000
• Rumsdorp
  1.5 mi away
• Waasmont
  2 mi away
• Neerlanden
  2.1 mi away
• Walsbets
  2.1 mi away
• Attenhoven
  2.2 mi away
• Wange
  2.3 mi away
• Ezemaal
  2.5 mi away
• Eliksem
  2.5 mi away
• Neerhespen
  2.7 mi away

Browse all places in Flemish Brabant →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European gooseberry

Ribes uva-crispa

Seen 2026-05-28

Mediterranean Spotted Chafer

Oxythyrea funesta

Seen 2026-05-27

Lesser Stag Beetle

Dorcus parallelipipedus

Seen 2026-05-25

Dorytomus filirostris

Dorytomus filirostris

Seen 2026-05-25

Alder Leaf Beetle

Agelastica alni

Seen 2026-05-25

Bishop's Mitre Shield Bug

Aelia acuminata

Seen 2026-05-25

16-spot Ladybird

Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata

Seen 2026-05-25

Great Green Bush-cricket

Tettigonia viridissima

Seen 2026-05-25

22-spot Ladybird

Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata

Seen 2026-05-25

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Overwinden, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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