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 =
|0-19 =
|20-64 =
|65 =
|foreigners =
|foreigners-date =
|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}}
}}
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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{{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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References
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External links
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- {{Official website|http://www.borgloon.be}} {{in lang|nl}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Borgloon
|N = Wellen
|NE = Kortessem
|E = Tongeren
|S = Heers
|W = Sint-Truiden
}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Former municipalities of Limburg (Belgium)
Category:Populated places in Limburg (Belgium)
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