Stokrooie

Stokrooie is a sub-municipality of the city of Hasselt located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1971. In 1971, it was merged into Kuringen. On 1 January 1977, Kuringen was merged into Hasselt.

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Type: Village with 2,050 residents
Description: section of Hasselt, Belgium
Also known as: “Hasselt (Stokrooie)” and “Stockroye”
Postal code: 3511

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Amanduskerk and Herkenrode Abbey.

Sint-Amanduskerk

Church

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Sint-Amanduskerk is a church.

Herkenrode Abbey

Monument

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Herkenrode Abbey was a Catholic monastery of Cistercian nuns located in Kuringen, part of the municipality of Hasselt, which lies in the province of Limburg, Belgium.

Sint-Janskapel

Church

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Sint-Janskapel is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Boekt and Kiewit.

Boekt

Hamlet

Zolder is a village in/of boekt that is part of the Heusden-Zolder municipality of the Limburg province in the Flemish Community of Belgium. The village has its own village council. Boekt has a large parking lot, called Zolder centre. Boekt is situated 5 km north of Stokrooie.

Kiewit

Hamlet

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Kiewit is a Belgian parish and village within the northernmost extension of the Flemish municipality of Hasselt. It also borders on the municipality of Zonhoven to the north and Genk to the east, with Kuringen, another part of Hasselt, to the west. Kiewit is situated 5 km east of Stokrooie.