Leuven
capital city of Flemish Brabant, Belgium
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Summary
Leuven is a Belgian municipality with the title of city[1]. Leuven ranks in the top 9% of belgian municipality with the title of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,046 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Leuven[4]
- Country: Belgium[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Dyle / Dijle[6], Channel Leuven-Mechelen (Dijle)[7]
- Head of government: Mohamed Ridouani[8]
- Instance of: municipality of Belgium[9], big city[10]
- Capital: Leuven[11]
- Official language: Dutch[12]
- Shares border with: Rotselaar[13], Bierbeek[14], Oud-Heverlee[15]
- Flag: flag of Leuven[16]
- Twinned administrative body: Kraków[17], Lüdenscheid[18], Rennes[19], Cristian[20], 's-Hertogenbosch[21], Tainan[22], Louvain-la-Neuve[23]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Leuven[24]
- Postal code: 3000[25], 3001[26], 3010[27], 3012[28], 3018[29]
- Part of: Politiezone Leuven[30], Emergency zone Flemish Brabant East[31]
- Commons category: Leuven[32]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[33]
- Local dialing code: 16[34]
- Located in/on physical feature: Hageland[35]
- Significant event: Siege of Leuven[36]
- Official website: https://www.leuven.be[37]
- Topic's main category: Category:Leuven[38]
- Commons gallery: Leuven[39]
- Email address: mailto:info@leuven.be[40]
- Population: 98,292[41], 100,291[42], 101,396[43], 102,126[44], 101,032[45]
- Time of earliest written record: 891[46]
Why It Matters
Leuven has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] Leuven is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]
FAQs
What awards did Leuven receive?
Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].