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Hasselt

Also known as Hasselt, Belgium

Hasselt (, , ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

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Hasselt is the capital and largest city of Limburg, a province in the Flemish Region of Belgium. As the main urban center of this region, it serves as an important administrative and economic hub for the area.

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Key facts

Belgium municipality.name: Hasselt
Belgium municipality.type: city
Belgium municipality.map: Map Belgium Hasselt 2025.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Location of Hasselt in Limburg
Belgium municipality.arms: Wapen van Hasselt.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Hasselt (B) vlag.svg
Belgium municipality.province: Limburg
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Hasselt
Belgium municipality.nis: 71072
Belgium municipality.mayor: Steven Vandeput (N-VA)
Belgium municipality.majority: Open VLD/N-VA, CD&V, Vooruit
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 3500, 3501, 3510, 3511, 3512, 3720, 3721, 3722, 3723, 3724
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 011 - 012
Belgium municipality.web: www.hasselt.be
Belgium municipality.footnotes: 120px|center

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Encyclopedic overview

31 sections

Contents

History
Etymology
Town centre
Demographics
Languages
Religion
Main sights
Events
Gastronomy
Hasseltse Jenever (Hasselt gin)
Hasselt Jenever Festival
Hasselt speculaas
Branding
Economy
Inventions
Transport
Road
Nearby airports
Kiewit Airfield
Bus
Rail
Reopening of rail line 20 Hasselt - Maastricht
Climate
Education
Sports
Notable people
Born in Hasselt
Lived in Hasselt
Twin and partner cities
References
External links

Hasselt (, , ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium.

As of 1 January 2025, Hasselt had a total population of 90,249. The old town of Hasselt is surrounded by a number of satellite hamlets including Kiewit, Runkst, Banneuxwijk, Godsheide and Rapertingen. Further away are several sub-municipalities which were once within other municipalities, including Guigoven, Kermt, Kortessem, Kuringen, Sint-Lambrechts-Herk, Spalbeek, Stevoort, Stokrooie, Wimmertingen, Vliermaal, Vliermaalroot, and Wintershoven.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hasselt” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.