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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Flag of Leuven
Coat of arms of Leuven
Coordinates: 50°53′N 04°42′E / 50.883°N 4.700°E / 50.883; 4.700Coordinates: 50°53′N 04°42′E / 50.883°N 4.700°E / 50.883; 4.700
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceFlemish Brabant
ArrondissementLeuven
Government
 • MayorLouis Tobback (sp.a)
 • Governing party/iesSP.A, CD&V
Area
 • Total56.63 km2 (21.86 sq mi)
Postal codes
3000, 3001, 3010, 3012, 3018
Websitewww.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

References

  1. "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.
  2. "Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  3. "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. "Samenwerking tussen Leuven en New Delhi verankerd" (in Dutch). 25 September 2017. Retrieved 11 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)