Leuven
Leuven (Dutch: [ˈløːvə(n)] (
listen)) or Louvain (French: Louvain, pronounced: [luvɛ̃]; German: Löwen) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.
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| Coordinates: 50°53′N 04°42′E / 50.883°N 4.700°ECoordinates: 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 | 56.63 km2 (21.86 sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3000, 3001, 3010, 3012, 3018 |
| Website | www.leuven.be |
In 2007, 91,942 people lived there.[1]
It is at 50° 52 North, 04° 42 East.[2]
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.
International relations
Twin towns/sister cities
Leuven is twinned with:
Friendly relations
Aside from the aforementioned cities, Leuven has friendly relations with:
Leuven Media
Logo of Leuven
"Loven ou Louvain" on the Ferraris map (around 1775)
View over Leuven, late 19th century
The ruins of the Catholic University of Leuven's library after it was burned by the German army in 1914
King Power at Den Dreef Stadion
Fonske was designed by Jef Claerhout.
View of the Oude Markt, by Wolfgang de Smet, c. 1650–1700
View of the Grote Markt, by Michael Neher, 1854
Leuven City Hall
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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.
- ↑ Kraków - Miasta Bliźniacze (in Polish). Miejska Platforma Internetowa Magiczny Kraków. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ Samenwerking tussen Leuven en New Delhi verankerd (in Dutch) (25 September 2017). Retrieved 11 October 2017.
