Bornem
# Bornem

Bornem (Dutch pronunciation: (listen), old spelling: Bornhem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the village of Bornem proper, Hingene, Mariekerke [nl] and Weert, and Wintam [nl]. There are also the hamlets of Branst, Buitenland, Eikevliet and Wintam. In 2021, Bornem had a total population of 21,428. The total area is 45.76 km².

## Geography

### Heritage

* Bornem Castle, Residence of the House Marnix de Sainte-Aldegonde.
* Bornem Abbey, only Cistercian Abbey in Flanders: residence of former general Amadeus de Bie and Henricus Smeulders.

### Climate

Bornem has a oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb).

Climate data for Bornem (1991−2020 normals) :

| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Average high °C (°F) | 6.8 (44.2) | 7.8 (46.0) | 11.4 (52.5) | 15.7 (60.3) | 19.2 (66.6) | 21.9 (71.4) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.8 (74.8) | 20.3 (68.5) | 15.6 (60.1) | 10.5 (50.9) | 7.2 (45.0) | 15.4 (59.7) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 4.1 (39.4) | 4.6 (40.3) | 7.3 (45.1) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.2 (57.6) | 17.1 (62.8) | 19.1 (66.4) | 18.8 (65.8) | 15.6 (60.1) | 11.7 (53.1) | 7.6 (45.7) | 4.7 (40.5) | 11.3 (52.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.4 (34.5) | 1.3 (34.3) | 3.2 (37.8) | 5.5 (41.9) | 9.3 (48.7) | 12.2 (54.0) | 14.3 (57.7) | 13.8 (56.8) | 10.9 (51.6) | 7.7 (45.9) | 4.6 (40.3) | 2.1 (35.8) | 7.2 (45.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 73.2 (2.88) | 62.8 (2.47) | 56.2 (2.21) | 43.4 (1.71) | 58.3 (2.30) | 70.6 (2.78) | 81.5 (3.21) | 83.2 (3.28) | 74.1 (2.92) | 71.2 (2.80) | 82.0 (3.23) | 90.8 (3.57) | 847.3 (33.36) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 13.1 | 11.7 | 10.8 | 9.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 10.5 | 11.8 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 136.8 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 63 | 79 | 137 | 190 | 219 | 220 | 224 | 212 | 165 | 119 | 68 | 53 | 1,747 |
| Source: Royal Meteorological Institute ||||||||||||||

## Notable people

* Walter Boeykens (b. Bornem, 6 January 1938), clarinetist
* Pedro Coloma, Baron of Bornhem, who purchased the lordship in 1586 and renovated the castle
* Jan Hammenecker (Mariekerke, 2 October 1878 – Westrode, 13 June 1932), writer and priest
* Marc Van Ranst (b. Bornem, 20 June 1965), virologist
* Dries De Bondt (b. Bornem, 4 July 1991), cyclist. 2020 Belgian National Road Race Cycling Champion
