Leuven

Leuven is a locality in , , and has about 101,000 residents. Leuven is situated nearby to the neighborhood , as well as near the locality .
Photo: Frederik de Wit, Public domain.
  • Type: Locality with 101,000 residents
  • Description: town in Leuven municipality, Belgium
  • Also known as: Louvain
  • Postal code: 3000

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dyle and Den Dreef.

River
The is a river in central , left tributary of the . It is 86 kilometres long. It flows through the Belgian provinces of , and Antwerp.

Stadium
, also known as King Power at for sponsorship reasons, is a football situated on Kardinaal Mercierlaan in the suburb of in .

Railway station
is the main railway station in , , Belgium. The station is operated by the National Railway Company of Belgium and is located on railway line 36.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heverlee and Kessel-Lo.

Town
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , Flemish Region, . It was a separate municipality until 1977.

Village
is a sub-municipality of the city of located in the , Flemish Region, . It was a separate municipality until 1977. The city was merged into Leuven as a sub-municipality on 1 January 1977.

Town
is a municipality located in the province of . The municipality comprises the towns of proper, and . is situated 5 km west of Leuven.

Leuven

Latitude
50.8796° or 50° 52′ 47″ north
Longitude
4.7009° or 4° 42′ 3″ east
Population
101,000
Elevation
28 metres (92 feet)
IATA airport code
ZGK
United Nations Location Code
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
  • Leuven

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