Borgloon

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality

|name = Borgloon

|namefr = Looz

|type = city

|picture = Borgloon Stadhuis 3.JPG

|picture-legend = Borgloon city hall

|map = Borgloon Limburg Belgium Map.svg

|map-legend = Location of Borgloon in Limburg

|arms = Borgloon wapen1.svg

|flag = Flag of Borgloon.svg

|region = {{BE-REG-FLE}}

|community = {{BE-NL}}

|province = {{BE-PROV-LI}}

|arrondissement = Tongeren

|nis = 73009

|pyramid-date =

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|20-64 =

|65 =

|foreigners =

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|mayor = Jo Feytons (Open Vld-Stroop)

|majority = OpenVLD-Stroop, Vooruit

|postal-codes = 3840

|telephone-area = 012

|web = [http://www.borgloon.be/ www.borgloon.be]

|coordinates = {{coord|50|48|N|05|20|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}

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Borgloon ({{IPA|nl|ˈbɔr(ə)xˌloːn|-|Nl-Borgloon.ogg}}; {{langx|fr|Looz}}, {{IPA|fr|lo}}; {{langx|li|Loeën}}) is a city and former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Borgloon had a total population of 10,697. The total area is {{convert|51.12|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} which gives a population density of {{convert|209|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|inhabitants |inhabitants|}}. Borgloon gave its name to the former county of Loon and was its capital until 1200.

The municipality includes the following 13 sub-municipalities: Bommershoven, Borgloon proper, Broekom, Gors-Opleeuw, Gotem, Groot-Loon, Hendrieken, Hoepertingen, Jesseren, Kerniel, Kuttekoven, Rijkel, and Voort.

History

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|fontsize=85% |quote={{flagicon image|Loon Arms.svg}} County of Loon 11th century–1366

{{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} Prince-Bishopric of Liège 1366–1789

{{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} Republic of Liège 1789–1791

{{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} Prince-Bishopric of Liège 1791–1795

{{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794-1815).svg}} French Republic 1795–1804

{{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794-1815).svg}} French Empire 1804–1815

{{flagicon image|Flag of the Netherlands.svg}} Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815–1830

{{flag|Kingdom of Belgium}} 1830–present

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