Hasselt
municipality in Limburg, Belgium
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.
Hasselt | |
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 Old City Hall of Hasselt | |
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  Hasselt | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′51.8″N 5°20′13.0″E / 50.931056°N 5.336944°E | |
| Country |  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 |
| Area code | 71022 |
| 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]
References
change- ↑ "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.
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