Hageland
Sign in to saveThe Hageland is a landscape in the Flemish Region of Belgium, situated in the eastern part of the Province of Flemish Brabant. It is mainly comprised between the cities of Aarschot, Leuven, Tienen and Diest, and probably coincides to some extent with the twelfth-century County of Leuven. The French Government that controlled the area that later became Belgium in the last years of the 18th and early 19th century, had extended Limburg, which since then comprises the minor part of the Hageland at the city of Halen.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Hageland is referenced by 52 other articles, and connects out to County of Flanders, France and Belgium.
It is catalogued under topics including Areas of Belgium, Belgium articles missing geocoordinate data and Landforms of Flanders.
Its subject is documented across 7 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- area
- Demonym
- Hagelander
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Flemish Brabant
- Image
- Hageland.png
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The Hageland is a landscape in the Flemish Region of Belgium, situated in the eastern part of the Province of Flemish Brabant. It is mainly comprised between the cities of Aarschot, Leuven, Tienen and Diest, and probably coincides to some extent with the twelfth-century County of Leuven. The French Government that controlled the area that later became Belgium in the last years of the 18th and early 19th century, had extended Limburg, which since then comprises the minor part of the Hageland at the city of Halen.
The name refers to land with dense (low) forest and/or undergrowth. Its earliest attestation (spelled as Hagelant) dates from 1528.
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