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Leuven ( UK: / ˈlɜːvən /, Dutch: [ˈløːvə (n)] ⓘ) or Louvain ( / luːˈvæ̃ /, US also / luːˈveɪn /, French: [luvɛ̃]; German: Löwen [ˈløːvn̩] ⓘ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Brussels.
Leuven Town Hall. / 50.87889°N 4.70111°E / 50.87889; 4.70111. The Town Hall ( Dutch: Stadhuis ⓘ) of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, is a landmark building on that city's Grote Markt (main square), across from the monumental St. Peter's Church. Built in a Brabantine late-Gothic style between 1439 and 1469, it is famous for its ...
Ladeuzeplein. The Mgr. Ladeuzeplein (English: Mgr. Ladeuze Square) is the largest square in the centre of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. [1] The square was named after a former rector of the Catholic University of Leuven, Mgr. Paulin Ladeuze. The central library of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) is located on this square.
KU Leuven is the largest university in Belgium and the Low Countries. In 2021–22, more than 65,000 students were enrolled, with 21% being international students. [4] Its primary language of instruction is Dutch, although several programs are taught in English, particularly graduate and postgraduate degrees.
UCLouvain or Université catholique de Louvain (also known as the Catholic University of Louvain, the English translation of its French name, and the University of Louvain, its official English name) [3] is Belgium's largest French-speaking university. It is located in Louvain-la-Neuve, which was expressly built to house the university, and ...
Oud-Heverlee Leuven (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌut ˈɦeː.vər.ˌleː ˈløː.və(n)]), also called OH Leuven or OHL, is a Belgian professional football club from the city of Leuven. It was created in 2002 from the merger of three clubs, F.C. Zwarte Duivels Oud-Heverlee , whose registration number it inherited, Daring Club Leuven , and Stade ...
The Groot Begijnhof of Leuven is a well preserved beguinage and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets in the south of downtown Leuven. About 3 hectares (7.4 acres) in size, with some 300 apartments in almost 100 houses, it is one of the largest remaining beguinages in the Low Countries .
M – Museum Leuven. M – Museum Leuven or simply M is an art museum in the inner city of Leuven, Belgium, which was officially opened in 2009.The museum has a collection of some 46,000 works, which range from late-Gothic paintings and sculptures to 16th century local artists such as Jan Rombouts the Elder and Josse van der Baren to 19th-century paintings and sculptures by various Flemish ...