Steenokkerzeel

Steenokkerzeel is a municipality in the northwestern part of Dijleland in the province of Flemish Brabant in the Kingdom of Belgium. This municipality in Flanders has 12,135 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2019) and is located on the northeastern edge of the Brussels metropolitan area. It consists of the main town and the two hamlets of Melsbroek and Perk.

Steenokkerzeel became somewhat famous as the residence of the last Austrian Empress Zita of Bourbon-Parma, who lived here in exile with her family (including Otto von Habsburg) from 1929 until the beginning of the Second World War.

The city centre of Brussels is about 12 kilometres to the southwest, Leuven 13 km to the east and Mechelen 13 km to the north.

The nearest motorway exits are at Sterrebeek on the A 3/E 40 and at Machelen and Vilvoorde on the Brussels ring road.

The nearest regional train stations are in Kortenberg, Nossegem and Vilvoorde.

Brussels National Airport, located in the immediate vicinity of the municipality, is an airport of international importance.