Borgloon

Borgloon Looz (French)
City and municipality
Borgloon city hall
Coat of arms
Location of Borgloon
Borgloon Location in Belgium Location of Borgloon in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°48′N 05°20′E
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish region
Province	Limburg
Arrondissement	Tongeren
Government
• Mayor	Jo Feytons (Open Vld-Stroop)
• Governing party/ies	OpenVLD-Stroop, Vooruit
Area
• Total	51.32 km2 (19.81 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	10,697
• Density	210/km2 (540/sq mi)
Postal codes	3840
NIS code	73009
Area codes	012
Website	www.borgloon.be

Borgloon (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbɔr(ə)xˌloːn] ; French: Looz, French pronunciation: [lo]; Limburgish: Loeën) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Borgloon had a total population of 10,697. The total area is 51.12 km² (19.74 sq mi) which gives a population density of 209 inhabitants per square kilometre (540 inhabitants/sq mi). Borgloon gave its name to the former county of Loon and was its capital until 1200.

The municipality includes the following 13 sub-municipalities: Bommershoven, Borgloon proper, Broekom, Gors-Opleeuw, Gotem, Groot-Loon, Hendrieken, Hoepertingen, Jesseren, Kerniel, Kuttekoven, Rijkel, and Voort.

History

Historical affiliations

County of Loon 11th century–1366
Prince-Bishopric of Liège 1366–1789
Republic of Liège 1789–1791
Prince-Bishopric of Liège 1791–1795
French Republic 1795–1804
French Empire 1804–1815
Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815–1830
Kingdom of Belgium 1830–present

Ghost Church artwork near Borgloon

External links

• Media related to Borgloon at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Dutch)