Zoutleeuw

Zoutleeuw
City and municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zoutleeuw in Flemish Brabant
Interactive map of Zoutleeuw
Zoutleeuw Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°50′N 05°06′E / 50.833°N 5.100°E / 50.833; 5.100
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Boudewijn Herbots (CD&V)
• Governing party	CD&V
Area
• Total	46.85 km^2 (18.09 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	8,498
• Density	181.4/km^2 (469.8/sq mi)
Postal codes	3440
NIS code	24130
Area codes	011
Website	www.zoutleeuw.be

Zoutleeuw (Dutch: [zʌutˈleːu] ^ⓘ; French: Léau [leo]) is a municipality and city in the Hageland, in the extreme east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 8,498 inhabitants. The total area is 46.73 km², giving a population density of 182 inhabitants per km².

The name Leeuw means "lion", to which Zout ("salt") was added from the 16th century in recognition of the town's right to levy a salt tax.

In 1999, UNESCO included the historical St. Leonard's Church as part of the World Heritage Site Belfries of Belgium and France.^[2]

St. Leonard's Church, Zoutleeuw

Other centres

As well as Zoutleeuw proper, the municipality also comprises the ancienne communes of:

• Budingen
• Dormaal
• Halle-Booienhoven
• Helen-Bos
• Ossenweg

References

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. "World Heritage List | Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO. Retrieved 2021-03-16.

External links

• Media related to Zoutleeuw at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Dutch)
• Archaeology in Zoutleeuw^{[dead link]}