American College

The American College is a former Catholic seminary in , . It is now a student residence of the KU Leuven. Founded in 1857 as the American College of the Immaculate Conception, it was operated by United States Conference of Catholic Bishops…
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  • Type: University
  • Description: former Roman Catholic seminary in Leuven, Belgium
  • Also known as: “American College of the Immaculate Conception”
  • Address: Naamsestraat 100

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of Zwartzusters (Leuven) and Cinema ZED - STUK.

University
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is an university.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater.

Park
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Beguinage and Heverlee.

Neighborhood
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The of Leuven is a well-preserved beguinage and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets in the south of downtown , Belgium.

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

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood.

American College

Latitude
50.8732° or 50° 52′ 24″ north
Longitude
4.69898° or 4° 41′ 56″ east
Operator
KU Leuven
Open location code
9F26VMFX+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
way 695795472
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Wiki­data ID
Q2005895
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Italian—“American College” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “圣母无玷始胎美国学院”
  • Chinese: “聖母無玷始胎美國學院”
  • Dutch: “Amerikaans College”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكلية الامريكيه للحبل الطاهر”
  • French: “Collège américain de Louvain”
  • Italian: “Collegio americano dell’Immacolata Concezione”

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