Hasselt
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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
Article
31 sectionsContents
- 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.