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 , Belgium.
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  • …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”

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University
The is a former seminary in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Heverlee and Small 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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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.
Մեծ բեգինաժArmenian
Groot Begijnhof LeuvenCatalan
大貝居安會院Chinese
大贝居安会院Chinese
Begijnhof leuvenDutch
Groot BegijnhofDutch
Groot Begijnhof LeuvenDutch
Groot Begijnhof, LeuvenIndonesian
Grande Beghinaggio di LovanioItalian
Groot BegijnhofItalian
گرند بگوئینژ، لوونPersian
Большой бегинажRussian
Velika beginaža, LeuvenSlovenian
Великий бегінажUkrainian
Великий бегінаж (Левен)Ukrainian

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