Borgloon

Borgloon
Borgloon
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	Limburg
District :	Tongeren
Coordinates :	50 ° 48 '  N , 5 ° 21'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 48 '  N , 5 ° 21'  E
Area :	51.12 km²
Residents:	10,906 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	213 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	3840
Prefix:	012
Mayor:	Danny Deneuker ( sp.a )
Local government address :	Speelhof 10 3840 Borgloon
Website:	www.borgloon.be

Borgloon ( Limburgish : Loeën ) is a city in the Belgian province of Limburg . It has 10,906 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and an area of ​​51.12 km². The city of Borgloon is located south of the provincial capital Hasselt .

Localities

The municipality of Borgloon consists of the following localities: Borgloon itself, Bommershoven, Broekom, Gors-Opleeuw, Gotem, Groot-Loon, Hendrieken, Hoepertingen, Jesseren, Kerniel, Kuttekoven, Rijkel and Voort.

history

The first written mention of the place comes from the year 1078 . Borgloon was the capital of County Loon .

Famous daughters and sons of the city

• Johann Lonaeus van den Bosch (Johannes Lonäus Boscius) (1514–1585): Physician and professor of rhetoric in Ingolstadt

Web links

Commons : Borgloon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Wikisource: Loots in the Topographia Westphaliae (Matthäus Merian)  - sources and full texts

• Official website (Dutch)

Kasteel Rullingen in Kuttekoven