Zoutleeuw
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Location of Zoutleeuw in Flemish Brabant
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Province | Flemish Brabant | ||
| Arrondissement | Leuven | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Rik Dehairs (CD&V) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V, sp.a | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 46.73 km2 (18.04 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
| • Total | 8,252 | ||
| • Density | 180/km2 (460/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 3440 | ||
| Area codes | 011 | ||
| Website | www.zoutleeuw.be | ||
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Zoutleeuw (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌzʌu̯tˈleːu], French: Léau) is a municipality and city in the Hageland, in the extreme east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 7,947 inhabitants. The total area is 46.73 km², giving a population density of 170 inhabitants per km².
The name Leeuw means "hill", to which Zout ("salt") was added from the 16th century in recognition of the town's right to levy a salt tax.
Other centres
As well as Zoutleeuw proper, the municipality also comprises the villages of:
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Dutch)
- Archaeology in Zoutleeuw
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