University of Louvain
University of Louvain is an university in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Wallonia. University of Louvain is situated nearby to Louvain-la-Neuve railway station, as well as near the museum Musée Hergé.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: University
- Also known as: “UCLouvain”, “UCLouvain - University of Louvain”, and “UCLouvain University”
- Historically known as: “Catholic University of Louvain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Louvain-la-Neuve railway station and Musée Hergé.
Musée Hergé
Museum
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The Musée Hergé, or Hergé Museum, is a museum in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, dedicated to the life and work of the Belgian cartoonist Georges Remi, who wrote under the pen name Hergé, creator of the series of comic albums, The Adventures of Tintin. Musée Hergé is situated 230 metres northwest of University of Louvain.
Musée L
Museum
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The Musée L or Musée universitaire de Louvain, French for: Louvain University Museum, is a Belgian university museum of the University of Louvain located in Louvain-la-Neuve, Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Musée L is situated 370 metres southeast of University of Louvain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Louvain-la-Neuve and Mont-Saint-Guibert.
Louvain-la-Neuve
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Louvain-la-Neuve is a modern town in the province of Walloon Brabant in the French-speaking part of Belgium. It was created in 1969 in order to host the French-speaking faculties of the Catholic University of Louvain, which had just seceded from the Dutch-speaking faculties of the Catholic University of Leuven, and had to move from Flanders to Wallonia.
Mont-Saint-Guibert
Village
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Mont-Saint-Guibert is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On January 1, 2012, Mont-Saint-Guibert had a total population of 7000. Mont-Saint-Guibert is situated 3½ km south of University of Louvain.
Court-Saint-Étienne
Town
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Court-Saint-Étienne is a municipality of Wallonia located in the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant. On 1 January 2006 Court-Saint-Étienne had a total population of 9,408. Court-Saint-Étienne is situated 4½ km southwest of University of Louvain.
University of Louvain
- Category: education
- Location: Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Arrondissement of Nivelles, Walloon Brabant, Wallonia, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
50.67009° or 50° 40′ 12″ northLongitude
4.6157° or 4° 36′ 57″ eastElevation
118 metres (387 feet)Open location code
9F26MJC8+27GeoNames ID
6696622
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In Other Languages
From French to Latin—“University of Louvain” goes by many names.
- French: “UCLouvain Université”
- French: “Université catholique de Louvain” (historical)
- Latin: “Universitas Catholica Lovaniensis” (historical)
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