Kettle Lo

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Kettle Lo
Kessel-Lo (Flemish Brabant)
Kettle Lo
Kettle Lo
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : Flemish Brabant
District : Lions
Coordinates : 50 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 44'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 44'  E
Area : 16.06 km²
Inhabitants: (status) 27,755 pop (December 31, 2007)
Population density: 1728 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 3010
Prefix: 016
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Kessel-Lo is a sub-municipality of the Belgian city of Leuven . The part of the name Kessel goes back to the Latin castellum . Lo , on the other hand, is a historical expression in Dutch for forest .

history

The founding date of Kessel-Lo is unknown, but a small fortress stood on the Kesselen Mountains as early as Roman times .

Count Gottfried I von Löwen , then Duke of Lower Lorraine, donated the Allod Vlierbeek to the Affligem Abbey in 1125 with the intention that the Abbey would found a Benedictine monastery there. After the abolition of all monasteries by the French rulers on September 1, 1796, the monks were forced to leave Vlierbeek Abbey in 1797 .

Kessel-Lo consists of the parts Kessel and Lo. Before 1827 Kessel belonged to the municipality of Linden and Lo to the municipality of Pellenberg . In 1827 these were combined to form the new municipality of Kessel-Lo.

Until 1977 Kessel-Lo was an independent municipality. On January 1, 1977, Kessel-Lo was incorporated into the city of Leuven as part of the merger of Belgian municipalities .

coat of arms

The coat of arms represents Maria . Above the sun and moon can be seen.

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

Commons : Kessel-Lo  - Collection of images, videos, and audio files