Borgloon

Summary

Borgloon is a municipality of Belgium^[1]. Borgloon draws 119 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_belgium category, ranking #74 of 558).^[2]

Key Facts

• Borgloon received the Good City^[3].
• Borgloon is located in Arrondissement of Tongeren^[4].
• Borgloon is in the country of Belgium^[5].
• Borgloon's head of government is recorded as Johan Feytons^[6].
• Borgloon's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[7].
• Borgloon's instance of is recorded as Belgian municipality with the title of city^[8].
• Borgloon's capital is recorded as Borgloon^[9].
• Borgloon's official language is recorded as Dutch^[10].
• Borgloon's shares border with is recorded as Wellen^[11].
• Borgloon's shares border with is recorded as Sint-Truiden^[12].
• Borgloon's shares border with is recorded as Kortessem^[13].
• Borgloon's shares border with is recorded as Tongeren^[14].
• Borgloon's shares border with is recorded as Heers^[15].
• Borgloon's flag is recorded as flag of Borgloon^[16].
• Borgloon's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Borgloon^[17].
• Borgloon's postal code is recorded as 3840^[18].
• Borgloon is part of Q56707197^[19].
• Borgloon is part of Emergency zone Limburg Southwest^[20].
• Borgloon's Commons category is recorded as Borgloon^[21].
• Borgloon's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[22].
• Borgloon's local dialing code is recorded as 012^[23].
• 1977 marks the founding of Borgloon^[24].
• Borgloon was dissolved in December 31, 2024^[25].
• Borgloon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.8022, 'lon': 5.3433}^[26].
• Borgloon's significant event is recorded as merger of Borgloon and Tongeren^[27].

Body

Founding

1977 marks the founding of Borgloon^[24].

Identity

Borgloon's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Borgloon'}^[28]. Part of include Q56707197^[19], a police zone^[29], in Belgium^[30], founded in 2000^[31] and Emergency zone Limburg Southwest^[20], an emergency zone^[32], in Belgium^[33], headquartered in Hasselt^[34].

Recognition

Borgloon received the Good City^[3].

Dissolution

Borgloon was dissolved in December 31, 2024^[25].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Borgloon include Tongeren-Borgloon^[35], a municipality of Belgium^[36], in Belgium^[37], founded in 2025^[38].

Why It Matters

Borgloon draws 119 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_belgium category, ranking #74 of 558).^[2] Borgloon has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Borgloon is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Borgloon include Tongeren-Borgloon^[35], a municipality of Belgium^[36], in Belgium^[37], founded in 2025^[38].

FAQs

What awards did Borgloon receive?

Honors received include Good City^[3].