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Dilsen-Stokkem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɪlsə(n) ˈstɔkɛm]; Limburgish: Dilse-Stokkem; French: Dilsen-Stockem) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On 1 January 2018, Dilsen-Stokkem had a total population of 20,454. The total area is 65.61 km² which gives a population density of 312 inhabitants per km².
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Limbourg (French pronunciation: ⓘ; German and Dutch: Limburg; Walloon: Limbôr) or Limbourg-sur-Vesdre [2] is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. On 1 January 2008, Limbourg had a total population of 5,680. The total area is 24.63 km 2 which gives a population density of 231 inhabitants per km 2.
[10] [11] In the south, the Haspengouw , predominantly situated in Limburg, is now Belgium's major area for fruit growing. In Limburg more than 50% of Belgium's fruit production is grown. Coal mining has been an important industry in the 20th century, [12] but has now ended in this province. Nevertheless, it has laid the basis for a more ...
Bree (Dutch pronunciation: ⓘ; French: Brée, French pronunciation:) is a city and municipality in the Flemish province of Limburg, Belgium.In December 2021, Bree had a total population of 16,097.
Belgium comprises 581 municipalities (Dutch: gemeenten; French: communes; German: Gemeinden), 300 of them grouped into five provinces in Flanders and 262 others in five provinces in Wallonia, while the remaining 19 are in the Brussels Capital Region, which is not divided in provinces. In most cases, the municipalities are the smallest ...
Cities in Bilzen's neighbourhood are all within a distance of some 10 to 15 kilometers: to its north, Genk; to its east, Maastricht (Netherlands); to its south Tongeren; and to its north-west, Diepenbeek. From 1965 to 1981 Bilzen hosted Jazz Bilzen, a jazz and rock festival that lasted several days. In its time Jazz Bilzen was the most ...
The municipal councils definitively approved the merger on 18 December 2017. Neerpelt and Overpelt thus ceased to exist on 31 December 2018. A day later, on 1 January 2019, Pelt officially became a new municipality in Limburg. [3] The merged municipality has an area of 83.63 km 2 and counts more than 32,000 inhabitants.