Zoutleeuw
Zoutleeuw (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌzʌutˈleːu] ⓘ; French: Léau [leo]) 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.
In 1999, UNESCO included the historical St. Leonard's Church as part of the World Heritage Site Belfries of Belgium and France.[2]
Other centres
As well as Zoutleeuw proper, the municipality also comprises the ancienne communes of:
- Budingen
- Dormaal
- Halle-Booienhoven
- Helen-Bos
- Ossenweg
References
External links
- Media related to Zoutleeuw at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Dutch)
- Archaeology in Zoutleeuw
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- Affligem
- Asse
- Beersel
- Bever
- Dilbeek
- Drogenbos
- Galmaarden
- Gooik
- Grimbergen
- Halle
- Herne
- Hoeilaart
- Kampenhout
- Kapelle-op-den-Bos
- Kraainem
- Lennik
- Liedekerke
- Linkebeek
- Londerzeel
- Machelen
- Meise
- Merchtem
- Opwijk
- Overijse
- Pepingen
- Roosdaal
- Sint-Genesius-Rode
- Sint-Pieters-Leeuw
- Steenokkerzeel
- Ternat
- Vilvoorde
- Wemmel
- Wezembeek-Oppem
- Zaventem
- Zemst
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