Halen

Not to be confused with van Halen.
"Hôle" redirects here. For other uses, see Hole (disambiguation).
Halen
City and municipality
Flag of Halen
Flag
Coat of arms of Halen
Coat of arms
Location of Halen
Halen is located in Belgium
Halen
Halen
Location in Belgium
Location of Halen in Limburg
Coordinates: 50°56′53″N 05°06′52″E / 50.94806°N 5.11444°E / 50.94806; 5.11444
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
Province Limburg
ArrondissementHasselt
Government
 • MayorErik Van Roelen (CD&V)
 • Governing party/iesCD&V
Area
 • Total
36.6 km2 (14.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
9,461
 • Density260/km2 (670/sq mi)
Postal codes
3545
NIS code
71020
Area codes013
Websitewww.halen.be

Halen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦaːlə(n)] ⓘ), formerly Haelen (Limburgish: Hôle), is a municipality and city[2] located in the Belgian province of Limburg, to the west of Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Halen had a total population of 9,461. The total area is 36.29 km2 which gives a population density of 261 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Halen proper, Loksbergen, and Zelem.

During the First World War, on August 12, 1914, the Battle of Halen took place here near the river crossing of the Gete.

References

  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Wet tot toekenning van de titel van stad aan de gemeenten Beringen, Bilzen, Blankenberge, Borgloon, Ciney, Couvin, Damme, Geel, Genepiën, Gistel, Halen, Hamont-Achel, Hannuit, Harelbeke, Herk-de-Stad, Lo-Reninge, Mesen, Oudenburg, Peer, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Vilvoorde en Walcourt". www.ejustice.just.fgov.be (in Dutch). Belgian Official Gazette. 19 July 1985. Retrieved 22 April 2025.


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