Lummen (Belgium)

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State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	Limburg
District :	Hasselt
Coordinates :	50 ° 59 ′  N , 5 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 59 ′  N , 5 ° 11 ′  E
Area :	53.38 km²
Residents:	14,890 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	279 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	3560
Prefix:	011 and 013
Mayor:	Luc Wouters ( CD&V )
Local government address :	Gemeentehuis Lummen Gemeenteplein 13 3560 Lummen
Website:	www.lummen.be

Lummen ( Limburgish : Leume ) is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 14,890 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). It consists of the main town and the two districts Linkhout and Meldert .

Hasselt is eleven kilometers southeast, Maastricht 37 kilometers southeast and Brussels about 60 kilometers west-southwest.

traffic

The Lummen motorway junction is in the immediate vicinity of the village, at the intersection of the A2 / E 314 and the A13 / E 313 . The community has its own motorway exit ( Lummen ) on the A2 .

The nearest regional train station is in schools , a district of the neighboring town of Herk-de-Stad ; others are located in Hasselt, Diest and Heusden-Zolder , among others .

Maastricht Aachen Airport and the airports of Liège and Eindhoven are the closest regional airports and Brussels National Airport near the capital Brussels is an international airport.

economy

The headquarters of the Bosal Group , a vehicle supplier with (2010) € 683 million turnover, is located in Lummen .

Attractions

• Lagendal Castle

Web links

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

• Official website of the municipality (Dutch)