Leuven
Leuven | |
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Leuven Town Hall | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Leuven Location in Belgium
Location of Leuven in Flemish Brabant | |
| 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.
International relations
Twin towns/sister cities
Leuven is twinned with:
Friendly relations
Aside from the aforementioned cities, Leuven has friendly relations with:
- Cristian, Romania
- New Delhi, India[5]
- Stellenbosch, South Africa
References
- ↑ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑ "Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 / Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2007 (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ↑ "Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
- ↑ "Kraków - Miasta Bliźniacze" [Kraków - Twin Cities]. Miejska Platforma Internetowa Magiczny Kraków (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ↑ "Samenwerking tussen Leuven en New Delhi verankerd" (in Dutch). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.