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Aarschot
Sign in to saveAarschot () is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Aarschot proper and the towns of Gelrode, Langdorp and Rillaar. On 1 January 2019, Aarschot had a total population of 30,106. The total area is which gives a population density of 446 inhabitants per km2.
Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Aarschot
- Belgium municipality.type
- city
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Aarschot_Begijnhof_R01.jpg
- Belgium municipality.picture legend
- Begijnhof and the tower of the Church of Our Lady
- Belgium municipality.map
- Aarschot Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Aarschot in Flemish Brabant
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Blason Aarschot.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Aarschot bandiera.svg
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Leuven
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 24001
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Gwendolyn Rutten (OpenVld)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- OpenVLD, Vooruit, N-VA
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 3200, 3201, 3202
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 013 - 016 - 014
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.aarschot.be
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Aarschot
- Demonym
- Aarschottenaar
- Population
- 29965
- Area
- 62.52
- Official website
- www.aarschot.be
- Image
- Aarschot Begijnhof R01.jpg
- Dialing code
- 016
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- Commons category
- Aarschot
- postal code
- 3202
- annual number of weddings
- 105
- native label
- Aarschot
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +32 800 20 765
- P13200
- Tuesday
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Aarschot () is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Aarschot proper and the towns of Gelrode, Langdorp and Rillaar. On 1 January 2019, Aarschot had a total population of 30,106. The total area is which gives a population density of 446 inhabitants per km2.
It is located in the part of Flemish Brabant called Hageland, located to the east of Leuven. Aarschot is a very typical town with a long history, dating back to the era of the Roman emperors, according to myths. The church, which dominates the look of the city, is built with the typical brown stone quarried from the hills in the surrounding areas. These same hills were in the Middle Ages home to some of the most well-regarded vineyards of Europe. Today the chain hills, which originate in Bolderberg, Heusden-Zolder, and continue as far as Calais in France, are mainly covered with woods and fruit yards.
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