Gingeloma
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State : | Belgium | |
Region : | Flanders | |
Province : | Limburg | |
District : | Hasselt | |
Coordinates : | 50 ° 45 ' N , 5 ° 8' E | |
Area : | 56.49 km² | |
Residents: | 8405 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 149 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 3890, 3891 | |
Prefix: | 011 | |
Mayor: | Patrick Lismont ( sp.a -Goesting) | |
Local government address : |
Gemeente Gingelom Sint-Pieterstraat 1 3890 Gingelom |
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Website: | www.gingelom.be |
Gingelom is the southernmost municipality in the province of Limburg in Belgium with 8405 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).
The municipality includes the following localities: Borlo, Buvingen, Jeuk, Montenaken, Niel-bij-Sint-Truiden, Mielen-boven-Aalst, Muizen, Boekhout, Vorsen, Kortijs. In the north Gingelom borders on the municipality of Sint-Truiden and in the northeast on the municipality of Heers .
Personalities
- Érasme-Louis Surlet de Chokier (* 1769 in Gingelom; † August 7, 1839 ibid), first regent of the Kingdom of Belgium
- Baron Émile Jules Marie Joseph François (born May 24, 1907 in Gingelom; † August 13, 1984), world-famous ophthalmologist
Web links
Commons : Gingelom - collection of images, videos and audio files