Leefdaal

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Leefdaal is a small town in central Belgium, in Flemish Brabant. It is part of the municipality of Bertem. Before 1977 it used to be one of the biggest villages in the region. Leefdaal features two medieval churches and a 17th-century castle.

50°51′N 4°35′E / 50.850°N 4.583°E / 50.850; 4.583

Notable People

• Hubertus, (656-727) In the year 727, a few days before his death, Hubertus stopped with his companions at Leefdael on his way from Heverlee, where he had been preaching. He was seized with fever and then hurried to Tervuren.^[1]
• Verona of Leefdaal, a local folk saint which tradition describes as having lived in the 9th century and gave her name to the medieval Sint-Verona [nl] chapel in Leefdaal.
• Jean de Brouchoven, 2nd Count of Bergeyck, 1st Baron of Leefdael, buried in Leefdaal.

Toponymy

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Heritage

• Leefdaal Castle, residence of the House of Merode.

Gallery

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  Leefdaal church
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  Leefdaal church inside
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  Leefdaal Castle
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  Arms
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  Noble House of Leefdael

References

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