Leuven

Leuven is a locality in , , and has about 101,000 residents. Leuven is situated near the neighborhood , as well as near the locality .
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  • Locality with 101,000 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 28 metres (92 feet)
  • …has the IATA airport code ZGK
  • …is also known as “Louvain”
  • Description: town in Leuven municipality, Belgium
  • Postal code: 3000

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dyle and Den Dreef.

River
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The is a river in central , left tributary of the .

Stadium
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, also known as King Power at for…

Railway station
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is the main railway station in , , Belgium.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heverlee and Kessel-Lo.

Town
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is a sub-municipality of the city of …

Village
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is a sub-municipality of the city of …

Town
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is a municipality located in the province of . is situated 5 km west of Leuven.

Leuven

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Latitude
50.8796° or 50° 52′ 47″ north
Longitude
4.7009° or 4° 42′ 3″ east
UN/LOCODE
BE LEU
Open location code
9F26VPH2+R9
Geo­Names ID
2792482
Wiki­data ID
Q21765562

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Turkish—“Leuven” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Leuven”
  • Bulgarian: “Льовен”
  • Catalan: “Lovaina”
  • Cebuano: “Leuven”
  • Chinese: “鲁汶”
  • Czech: “Lovaň”
  • Dutch: “Leuven”
  • Esperanto: “Loveno”
  • Finnish: “Leuven”
  • French: “Louvain”
  • German: “Löwen”
  • Greek: “Λέουβεν”
  • Hebrew: “לוון”
  • Irish: “Lobháin”
  • Irish: “Louvain”
  • Irish: “Lováin”
  • Italian: “Leuven”
  • Italian: “Lovanio”
  • Japanese: “ルーヴェン”
  • Japanese: “レーヴェン”
  • Latin: “Lovanium”
  • Limburgan: “Leuve”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Leuven”
  • Polish: “Leuven”
  • Portuguese: “Lovaina”
  • Romanian: “Louvain”
  • Russian: “Лёвен”
  • Serbian: “Лувен”
  • Slovenian: “Leuven”
  • Slovenian: “Louvain”
  • Spanish: “Lovaina”
  • Swedish: “Leuven”
  • Turkish: “Leuven”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Saint Peter’s Church, Leuven and Grote Markt.

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