10 Interesting Facts About Leuven

Facts About Leuven:

The Population of Leuven is 100,244, as of 2016.
Leuven is home to Belgium’s biggest university, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven So.
The earliest mention of Leuven dates from 891 when a Viking army was defeated by the Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia.
Leuven is twinned with: Tainan, Taiwan; s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; Kraków, Poland; Lüdenscheid, Germany & Rennes, France.
Leuven is a municipality in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.
Leuven has friendly relations with Cristian, Romania; New Delhi, India; Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Leuven is the worldwide headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the largest beer company in the world.
Leuven has been a university city of Belgium since 1425.
The European route E40 passes Leuven in the south, the European route E314 connects Leuven with the city of Aachen.
Leuven has two larger hospitals. The Academic Hospital UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg is the largest hospital in Belgium and The Regional Hospital Heilig Hart is in the city center.

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10 Interesting Dinant Facts

Dinant Facts:

The name Dinant comes from the Celtic Divo-Nanto, meaning “Sacred Valley” or “Divine Valley”.
Adolphe Saxe, born in Dinant, the invented the saxophone.
The first mention of Dinant as a settlement dates from the 7th century.
The Population of Dinant is 111,566, as of 2018.
Dinant is a Walloon city and municipality located on the River Meuse, in the Belgian province of Namur.
Dinant is Twinned with: Chios, Greece; Cagayan de Oro, Philippines; Hoddesdon, England; Caldas da Rainha, Portugal & Dinan, France.
Dinant is a municipality in the Belgian province of Namur.
a bathtub regatta is an annual event in Dinant.
The couque de Dinant is Europe’s hardest biscuit.
Dinant hosts the Saint-Vincent and Saint-Anne sites of the CHU UCLouvain Namur university hospital.

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Belgium Statistics and Information

Belgium Statistics, Information and data, Economy, population, Trade and Finance, Average Belgium wages, GDP Annual Growth Rate in Belgium averaged 2.25%

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Barquentine Mercator is a ship built in 1932, designed by the Antarctic explorer Adrien de Gerlache, Barquentine Mercator was named after Gerard Mercator who was a Flemish cartographer, Barquentine Mercator was in service as a training ship, Mercator made 41 voyages altogether as well as represented Belgium

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Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk

Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk is known as the church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, is a Roman Catholic Neo-Gothic church, Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk replaced the old St Peters church which burned down in 1896, King Leopold II laid the first stone in 1901, Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk treasures include embroidered robes

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Fort Napoleon, Ostend

Fort Napoleon, Ostend is one of the last remaining polygonal forts from the Napoleonic era, Since 1995 the fort Napoleon is maintained by the Heritage Flanders that opened the museum to the public after five years of restoration, Fort Napoleon, Ostend

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Lange Nelle Lighthouse

Lange Nelle Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Oostende, Flanders, Belgium, its the tallest lighthouse in Europe standing at 190 ft and 213 ft above sea level, In 1994, the Lange Nelle lighthouse tower was painted white and blue waves, The Light from the lighthouse can be seen 50km Lange Nelle Lighthouse tower has 324 steps

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10 Interesting facts about Ostend

Fun and Interesting facts about Ostend

Comic Le Bal Du Rat Mort is about a dreadful invasion of rats and its set in Ostend.
Ostend is connected to Bruges and Ghent by Canals.
Ostend was the last Dutch stronghold in Belgium in 1583.
During World War I Ostend was a major German Submarine base until the sinking of the British blockship Vindictive sealed the port in 1918.
Ostend has been used as a film location by a number of directors, movies: Place Vendôme, Armaguedon and Ex Drummer.
Ostend has over five and a half miles of sandy beaches.
Ostend is part of the Flanders region in Belgium and is the 9th biggest city in Flanders by Population.
Ostend is only 6 meters above sea level.
During a Three years siege in 1604, Ostend was left totally destroyed by the Spaniards under the Ambrogio Spinola.
Ostend was given communal charter in 1267. (List of all Belgium cities communal charters)

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List of Cities in Belgium

Belgium is a European Country that’s part of the European Union, has an area of 11,787 sq mi and Population over 11 Million. The Biggest city by Population and size is Brussels, Brussels hosts the official seats of the European Commission, Council of the European Union, and European Council.

Belgium is divided into three main Regions: Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. Flanders and Wallonia are divided into five sections.

Flanders: West and East Flanders, Antwerp, Limburg and Flemish Brabant.
Wallonia: Hainaut, Luxembourg, Namur, Liege and Wallon on Brabant.

List of Belgium Cities by Alphabetical order

City	Province	Population 2017	Communal Charter
Aalst	East Flanders	84,859	1174
Aarschot	Flemish Brabant	29,654	1194
Andenne	Namur	26,767
Antoing	Hainaut	7,829	1817 (titre)
Antwerp	Antwerp	520,504	1221
Arlon	Luxembourg	29,585
Ath	Hainaut	29,074	1166
Bastogne	Luxembourg	15,737	1332
Beaumont	Hainaut	7,095
Beauraing	Namur	9,161
Beringen	Limburg	45,704	1239
Bilzen	Limburg	32,151	1386
Binche	Hainaut	33,545
Blankenberge	West Flanders	20,265
Borgloon	Limburg	10,668	1200
Bouillon	Luxembourg	5,459
Braine-le-Comte	Hainaut	21,532
Bree	Limburg	15,911	1386
Bruges	West Flanders	118,187	1128
Brussels		176,545	1229
Charleroi	Hainaut	201,256
Chimay	Hainaut	9,879
Chiny	Luxembourg	5,179
Chièvres	Hainaut	6,913
Châtelet	Hainaut	36,350
Ciney	Namur	16,360
Comines-Warneton	Hainaut	18,102
Couvin	Namur	13,908
Damme	West Flanders	10,945	1180
Deinze	East Flanders	30,906	1241
Dendermonde	East Flanders	45,583	1233
Diest	Flemish Brabant	23,612	1229
Diksmuide	West Flanders	16,719	12th
Dilsen-Stokkem	Limburg	20,310	1244
Dinant	Namur	13,568
Durbuy	Luxembourg	11,459	1331
Eeklo	East Flanders	20,708	1240
Enghien	Hainaut	13,563
Eupen	Liège	19,461	1808
Fleurus	Hainaut	22,624
Florenville	Luxembourg	5,628
Fontaine-l’Évêque	Hainaut	17,673
Fosses-la-Ville	Namur	10,436
Geel	Antwerp	39,560
Gembloux	Namur	25,763
Genappe	Walloon Brabant	15,334
Genk	Limburg	65,986
Geraardsbergen	East Flanders	33,204	1068
Ghent	East Flanders	259,083	1178
Gistel	West Flanders	12,021	13th
Halen	Limburg	9,511	1206
Halle	Flemish Brabant	38,680	1225
Hamont-Achel	Limburg	14,427	14th Century
Hannut	Liège	16,254
Harelbeke	West Flanders	27,683	1153
Hasselt	Limburg	77,124	1232
Herentals	Antwerp	27,800	1209
Herk-de-Stad	Limburg	12,694	1386
Herve	Liège	17,638
Hoogstraten	Antwerp	21,300	1210
Houffalize	Luxembourg	5,232
Huy	Liège	21,301	1066
Izegem	West Flanders	27,590	1817
Jodoigne	Walloon Brabant	14,005
Kortrijk	West Flanders	75,736	1127
La Louvière	Hainaut	80,719
La Roche-en-Ardenne	Luxembourg	4,162
Landen	Flemish Brabant	15,919	1211
Le Rœulx	Hainaut	8,552
Lessines	Hainaut	18,580
Leuven	Flemish Brabant	100,291	1211
Leuze-en-Hainaut	Hainaut	13,814
Lier	Antwerp	35,244	1212
Limbourg (nl, de: Limburg)	Liège	5,990
Liège (nl: Luik)	Liège	197,885
Lo-Reninge	West Flanders	3,288
Lokeren	East Flanders	41,057	1804
Lommel	Limburg	33,996
Maaseik	Limburg	25,233	1244
Malmedy	Liège	12,503
Marche-en-Famenne	Luxembourg	17,401
Mechelen	Antwerp	85,665	1301
Menen	West Flanders	33,112
Mesen	West Flanders	1,049
Mons	Hainaut	95,220
Mortsel	Antwerp	25,588
Mouscron	Hainaut	57,773
Namur	Namur	110,628
Neufchâteau	Luxembourg	7,597
Nieuwpoort	West Flanders	11,351
Ninove	East Flanders	38,446	12th
Nivelles	Walloon Brabant	28,368
Ostend	West Flanders	70,994	1267
Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	Walloon Brabant	31,543
Oudenaarde	East Flanders	30,972	1189
Oudenburg	West Flanders	9,325
Peer	Limburg	16,427
Philippeville	Namur	9,239
Poperinge	West Flanders	19,735	1147
Péruwelz	Hainaut	17,152
Rochefort	Namur	12,599
Roeselare	West Flanders	61,657	1250
Ronse	East Flanders	26,092
Saint-Ghislain	Hainaut	23,207
Saint-Hubert	Luxembourg	5,588
Scherpenheuvel-Zichem	Flemish Brabant	22,924	1605
Seraing	Liège	64,157
Sint-Niklaas	East Flanders	76,028
Sint-Truiden	Limburg	40,169	8th
Soignies	Hainaut	27,447
Spa	Liège	10,345	1594
St. Vith	Liège	9,661
Stavelot	Liège	7,140
Thuin	Hainaut	14,600
Tielt	West Flanders	20,301
Tienen	Flemish Brabant	34,365
Tongeren	Limburg	30,865
Torhout	West Flanders	20,503
Tournai	Hainaut	69,493	1188
Turnhout	Antwerp	43,467	1212
Verviers	Liège	55,194
Veurne	West Flanders	11,727
Vilvoorde	Flemish Brabant	43,653	1192
Virton	Luxembourg	11,381
Visé	Liège	17,759
Walcourt	Namur	18,353
Waregem	West Flanders	37,871
Waremme	Liège	15,036
Wavre	Walloon Brabant	34,169
Wervik	West Flanders	18,689
Ypres	West Flanders	35,014	1174
Zottegem	East Flanders	26,137
Zoutleeuw	Flemish Brabant	8,446	1107

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5 Amazing Facts about Eupen

FUN & INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT EUPEN

The Official Language of Eupen is German.
After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles transferred Eupen from Germany to Belgium.
Eupen is the Capital city of Belgium’s German-Speaking Community.
The old French name of the town was Néau.
Eupen’s association football team, the K.A.S Eupen is the first German-speaking Community to play in the Belgian Pro.

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Facts About Leuven:

The Population of Leuven is 100,244, as of 2016.

Leuven is home to Belgium’s biggest university, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven So.

The earliest mention of Leuven dates from 891 when a Viking army was defeated by the Frankish king Arnulf of Carinthia.

Leuven is twinned with: Tainan, Taiwan; s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands; Kraków, Poland; Lüdenscheid, Germany & Rennes, France.

Leuven is a municipality in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.

Leuven has friendly relations with Cristian, Romania; New Delhi, India; Stellenbosch, South Africa.

Leuven is the worldwide headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the largest beer company in the world.

Leuven has been a university city of Belgium since 1425.

The European route E40 passes Leuven in the south, the European route E314 connects Leuven with the city of Aachen.

Leuven has two larger hospitals. The Academic Hospital UZ Leuven Gasthuisberg is the largest hospital in Belgium and The Regional Hospital Heilig Hart is in the city center.

Dinant Facts:

The name Dinant comes from the Celtic Divo-Nanto, meaning “Sacred Valley” or “Divine Valley”.

Adolphe Saxe, born in Dinant, the invented the saxophone.

The first mention of Dinant as a settlement dates from the 7th century.

The Population of Dinant is 111,566, as of 2018.

Dinant is a Walloon city and municipality located on the River Meuse, in the Belgian province of Namur.

Dinant is Twinned with: Chios, Greece; Cagayan de Oro, Philippines; Hoddesdon, England; Caldas da Rainha, Portugal & Dinan, France.

Dinant is a municipality in the Belgian province of Namur.

a bathtub regatta is an annual event in Dinant.

The couque de Dinant is Europe’s hardest biscuit.

Dinant hosts the Saint-Vincent and Saint-Anne sites of the CHU UCLouvain Namur university hospital.

Fun and Interesting facts about Ostend

Comic Le Bal Du Rat Mort is about a dreadful invasion of rats and its set in Ostend.

Ostend is connected to Bruges and Ghent by Canals.

Ostend was the last Dutch stronghold in Belgium in 1583.

During World War I Ostend was a major German Submarine base until the sinking of the British blockship Vindictive sealed the port in 1918.

Ostend has been used as a film location by a number of directors, movies: Place Vendôme, Armaguedon and Ex Drummer.

Ostend has over five and a half miles of sandy beaches.

Ostend is part of the Flanders region in Belgium and is the 9th biggest city in Flanders by Population.

Ostend is only 6 meters above sea level.

During a Three years siege in 1604, Ostend was left totally destroyed by the Spaniards under the Ambrogio Spinola.

Ostend was given communal charter in 1267. (List of all Belgium cities communal charters)

FUN & INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT EUPEN

The Official Language of Eupen is German.

After World War I, the Treaty of Versailles transferred Eupen from Germany to Belgium.

Eupen is the Capital city of Belgium’s German-Speaking Community.

The old French name of the town was Néau.

Eupen’s association football team, the K.A.S Eupen is the first German-speaking Community to play in the Belgian Pro.