Hoeilaart
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The official language is Dutch. Local minorities consist of nationals from many European union-countries, USA and Canada, and from French-speakers.
Attractions
- Forest Museum Jan van Ruusbroec (in the Sonian Forest)
- Neo-Romanesque Church dating from 1870-1874
- Kasteel de Man (town hall)
- "Serristenvillas" from the 1920s
- Smeyberghoeve
- The old millhouse of the Groenendael Priory
Famous inhabitants
- Jan van Ruusbroec (1291-1381), one of the greatest mystics of the southern Netherlands.
- Armand Pien, weather forecaster on Flemish TV
- Marc Sleen, comics artist, author of Nero
- Jaak Pijpen, televisiepersoonlijkheid, advocaat, hoofdredacteur en politicus
- Walter Baele
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