Hasselt
Hasselt is a municipality in Belgium. It is the capital of the Belgian province Limburg. It lies about half way between Liège and Antwerp. The city is at the river demer and the albertchannel. The city has city privileges since 1232. Today, about 79.089 people live there, the people who live there are called Hasselaars.[1]Most of them are native Dutch speakers.
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| Coordinates: 50°55′51.8″N 5°20′13.0″E / 50.931056°N 5.336944°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| Region |  Flanders |
| Province | Limburg |
| Arrondissement | Hasselt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steven Vandeput |
| Area | |
| • Total | 102.2 km2 (39.5 sq mi) |
| Population (January 1, 2022) | |
| • Total | 79,524 |
| • Density | 778.1/km2 (2,015/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| Postal code | 3500, 3501, 3510–3512 |
| Website | Official website |
Well-known people from Hasselt include Hendrick van Veldeke, probably one of the first writers who did no longer write in Latin, but rather used the German of the time, 12th century. Willy Claes, who was NATO secretary in 1994 and 1995, and Axelle Red a contemporary singer-songwriter.
It is located at 50° 55 North, 05° 20 East.[2]
Hasselt Media
Logo of Hasselt
Hasselt on the Ferraris map (around 1775)
Herkenrodeabdij
Grauwzustersklooster, including the Old Inn
United Hasselt Distillers distills the famous brands Fryns and Smeets of Hasselt jenevers or gins
The former Smeets gin distillery built in 1947, still standing at Raamstraat 17.
Het Borrelmanneke, symbolising the Hasselt gin culture and history
Hasseltse speculaas
Main entrance to the city centre campus of the Jessa Hospital in 2022.
References
- ↑ Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 / Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2007 (.xls). Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ↑ Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls). Retrieved 2008-07-15.
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