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Lennik
Municipality
Lennik's town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lennik
Lennik Location in Belgium Location of Lennik in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°48′N 04°09′E / 50.800°N 4.150°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Halle-Vilvoorde
Government
• Mayor	Irina De Knop (LB)
• Governing party/ies	LB, CD&V, Groen
Area
• Total	31.12 km² (12.02 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	9,024
• Density	290/km² (750/sq mi)
Postal codes	1750
NIS code	23104
Area codes	02, 054
Website	www.lennik.be

Lennik (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɛnɪk]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. The municipality comprises the towns of Sint-Kwintens-Lennik, Sint-Martens-Lennik, Eizeringen and Gaasbeek. It is also situated in the Pajottenland. On January 1, 2006, Lennik had a total population of 8,694. The total area is 30.80 km² which gives a population density of 282 inhabitants per km².

On its territory is the national Gaasbeek Castle museum. A 4 metre high statue of Prince (a Belgian Draught, draught horse) stands on the Market Place.