Zoutleeuw
Zoutleeuw (; ) is a municipality and city in the Hageland, in the extreme east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 8,498 inhabitants. The total area is 46.73 km2, giving a population density of 182 inhabitants per km2.
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- Belgium municipality.name
- Zoutleeuw
- Belgium municipality.type
- city
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Zoutleeuw aerial view.jpg
- Belgium municipality.map
- Zoutleeuw Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Zoutleeuw in Flemish Brabant
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Armoiries Léau.png
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Flag of Zoutleeuw.svg
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Leuven
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 24130
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Boudewijn Herbots (CD&V)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- CD&V
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
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Zoutleeuw (; ) is a municipality and city in the Hageland, in the extreme east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 8,498 inhabitants. The total area is 46.73 km2, giving a population density of 182 inhabitants per km2.
The name Leeuw means "lion", to which Zout ("salt") was added from the 16th century in recognition of the town's right to levy a salt tax.