Leuven | |
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![]() Leuven Town Hall | |
Coordinates: 50°53′N 04°42′E / 50.883°N 4.700°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Community | Flemish Community |
Region | Flemish Region |
Province | Flemish Brabant |
Arrondissement | Leuven |
Government | |
• Mayor | Louis Tobback (sp.a) |
• Governing party/ies | SP.A, CD&V |
Area | |
• Total | 57.51 km2 (22.20 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 101,396 |
• Density | 1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 3000, 3001, 3010, 3012, 3018 |
Area codes | 016 |
Website | www.leuven.be |
Leuven (Dutch: [ˈløːvə(n)] ( listen)) or Louvain (French: Louvain, pronounced [luvɛ̃]; German: Löwen) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.
In 2007, 91,942 people lived there.[2]
It is at 50° 52 North, 04° 42 East.[3]
Leuven hosts Belgium's biggest university - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. So, Leuven is very young populated city, and there were more than 45,000 students in Leuven in 2012.
Leuven also has a long history. The town hall in the city centre dates from the Middle Ages.
Leuven is twinned with:
Aside from the aforementioned cities, Leuven has friendly relations with:
Municipalities of Flemish Brabant (Flanders) | |
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Halle-Vilvoorde | Affligem · Asse · Beersel · Bever · Dilbeek · Drogenbos · Galmaarden · Gooik · Grimbergen · Halle · Herne · Hoeilaart · Kampenhout · Kapelle-op-den-Bos · Kraainem · Lennik · Liedekerke · Linkebeek · Londerzeel · Machelen · Meise · Merchtem · Opwijk · Overijse · Pepingen · Roosdaal · Sint-Genesius-Rode · Sint-Pieters-Leeuw · Steenokkerzeel · Ternat · Vilvoorde · Wemmel · Wezembeek-Oppem · Zaventem · Zemst |
Leuven | Aarschot · Begijnendijk · Bekkevoort · Bertem · Bierbeek · Boortmeerbeek · Boutersem · Diest · Geetbets · Glabbeek · Haacht · Herent · Hoegaarden · Holsbeek · Huldenberg · Keerbergen · Kortenaken · Kortenberg · Landen · Leuven · Linter · Lubbeek · Oud-Heverlee · Rotselaar · Scherpenheuvel-Zichem · Tervuren · Tielt-Winge · Tienen · Tremelo · Zoutleeuw
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