Lanaken

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Lanaken
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Lanaken (Limburg)
Lanaken
Lanaken
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Limburg
District : Tongeren
Coordinates : 50 ° 53 '  N , 5 ° 39'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 53 '  N , 5 ° 39'  E
Area : 59 km²
Residents: 25,841 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 438 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 3620-3621
Prefix: 089
Mayor: Marino clubs ( Open VLD )

Local government address : 		Jan Rosierlaan 1
3620 Lanaken
Website: www.lanaken.be
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Lanaken ( Limburgish : Lôneke ) is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 25,841 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

location

Lanaken is located in eastern Belgium on the left bank of the Meuse , which here forms the border with the Netherlands . In addition to the main town, the municipality consists of the districts Gellik , Neerharen , Veldwezelt , Smeermaas and Rekem .

The city center of the Dutch city ​​of Maastricht is only five kilometers southeast, Hasselt 22 kilometers west, Liège 30 kilometers south.

Infrastructure

The nearest motorway exits are in the east near Maastricht on the Dutch A2 / E 25 motorway , in the north near Maasmechelen on the Belgian motorway A2 / E 314 and in the west near Bilzen on the A13 / E 313 .

The nearest regional train stations are located in Maastricht, Bilzen, Genk and Hasselt .

Maastricht Aachen Airport in the Dutch municipality of Beek and Liège Airport in Bierset (municipality of Grâce-Hollogne ) are the nearest regional airports and Brussels National in Zaventem is an international airport.

history

  • The picturesque town of Oud-Rekem was the seat of the imperial county of Rekem (Reckheim) until 1791. Here you can see the Renaissance castle of the Counts d'Aspremont-Lynden, restored in the 1990s, which had served as a psychiatric clinic since the 19th century.
  • The former Cistercian Hocht Abbey, founded in the 12th century, is located near Lanaken- Neerhaaren .
  • Pietersheim, an 80-hectare public park with the former castle of the Belgian branch of the family of the Princes of Merode , which now serves as a hotel, and the ruins of a medieval castle.

Zangersheide

The Zangersheide stud is located in Lanaken-Neerhaaren. This was founded in the 1970s by Léon Melchior (1926–2015), continued by Judy-Ann Melchior and forms the center of the breeding of the Zangersheid horse . International show jumping tournaments and the world championships for young show jumpers are held here. Léon Melchior was an honorary citizen of the city of Lanaken.

Web links

Lanaken: St. Ursula Church
Commons : Lanaken  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tournament calendar of the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI)
  2. ↑ In memoriam: Léon Melchior , zangersheide.com, November 11, 2015