Alken

Alken is a municipality located in province of . The community lies just south of the provincial capital of Hasselt, in the Hesbaye region.
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  • Town with 11,300 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of 39 metres (128 feet)
  • Description: municipality in Limburg, Belgium
  • Also known as
    “73001”
    “Alken, Belgium”
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights include Groenmolen and Kasteel Rodenpoel.
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is a public building.
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is a castle.
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Alken is a railway station in the municipality of Alken, , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hasselt and Wellen.
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is the capital and largest city of the province of in the Flemish Region of .
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is a municipality located in the province of . is situated 4½ km southeast of Alken.
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is a sub-municipality of the city…

Alken

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Latitude
50.8755° or 50° 52′ 32″ north
Longitude
5.308° or 5° 18′ 29″ east
Open location code
9F27V8G5+55
Open­Street­Map ID
node 318263253
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2803286
Wiki­data ID
Q499604

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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Alken” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Alken”
  • Basque: “Alken”
  • Breton: “Alken”
  • Bulgarian: “Алкен”
  • Catalan: “Alken”
  • Cebuano: “Alken”
  • Chinese: “阿尔肯”
  • Chinese: “阿爾肯”
  • Danish: “Alken”
  • Dutch: “Alken (Belgie)”
  • Dutch: “Alken”
  • Esperanto: “Alken”
  • French: “Alken”
  • German: “Alken”
  • Hungarian: “Alken”
  • Irish: “Alken”
  • Italian: “Alken”
  • Latin: “Alliacum”
  • Limburgan: “Alke”
  • Limburgan: “Alken”
  • Limburgan: “Alleke”
  • Lithuanian: “Alkenas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Alken”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Alken”
  • Norwegian: “Alken”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Alken”
  • Persian: “الکان”
  • Polish: “Alken”
  • Portuguese: “Alken”
  • Romanian: “Alken”
  • Russian: “Алкен”
  • Slovak: “Alken”
  • Spanish: “Alken (Bélgica)”
  • Spanish: “Alken”
  • Swedish: “Alken, Belgien”
  • Thai: “Alken”
  • Thai: “อัลเกิน”
  • Turkish: “Alken”
  • Urdu: “الکن، بیلجیم”
  • Vietnamese: “Alken, Tongeren”
  • Vietnamese: “Alken”
  • Volapük: “Alken”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Alken, Belhika”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Alken”
  • Zeeuws: “Alken (België)”
  • Zeeuws: “Alken”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sint-Aldegondiskerk and Politie wijkkantoor Alken.

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