Great Beguinage
The Great Beguinage of Leuven is a well-preserved beguinage and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets in the south of downtown Leuven, Belgium.
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.- Neighborhood
- …is operated by Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
- Description: beguinage in Leuven, Belgium
- Also known as“Grand Béguinage”“Grand Beguinage of Leuven”“Great Beguinage of Leuven”“Great Beguinage, Leuven”“Groot Begijnhof, Leuven”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Den Dreef and Monastery of Zwartzusters (Leuven).
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Photo: IdahoUD, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heverlee and Small Beguinage.
Great Beguinage
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Latitude
50.87189° or 50° 52′ 19″ north
Longitude
4.69606° or 4° 41′ 46″ east
Open location code
9F26VMCW+QC
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OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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tourism=yes
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Great Beguinage” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Մեծ բեգինաժ”
- Catalan: “Groot Begijnhof Leuven”
- Chinese: “大貝居安會院”
- Chinese: “大贝居安会院”
- Dutch: “Begijnhof leuven”
- Dutch: “Groot Begijnhof Leuven”
- Dutch: “Groot Begijnhof”
- French: “Grand béguinage de Louvain”
- French: “Grand Béguinage”
- German: “Großer Beginenhof Leuven”
- German: “Grosser Beginenhof Löwen”
- German: “Großer Beginenhof Löwen”
- Indonesian: “Groot Begijnhof, Leuven”
- Italian: “Grande Beghinaggio di Lovanio”
- Italian: “Groot Begijnhof”
- Persian: “گرند بگوئینژ، لوون”
- Portuguese: “Grande Beguinário de Leuven”
- Russian: “Большой бегинаж”
- Slovenian: “Velika beginaža, Leuven”
- Spanish: “Gran beguinaje de Lovaina”
- Spanish: “Gran beguinaje”
- Ukrainian: “Великий бегінаж (Левен)”
- Ukrainian: “Великий бегінаж”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Redingenhof and Naamsepoort.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Meisjesweeshuis and Het Convent van Chievres.
Flemish Brabant: Highlights
Notable places include Kraainem and Vilvoorde.
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