Leuven

Leuven () or Louvain (, ; ) is a municipality in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant.

In 2007, 91,942 people lived there.

It is at 50° 52 North, 04° 42 East.

Leuven hosts Belgium's biggest university - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. So, Leuven is very young populated city, and there were more than 45,000 students in Leuven in 2012.

Leuven also has a long history. The town hall in the city centre dates from the Middle Ages.

International relations
Twin towns/sister cities
Leuven is twinned with:
 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
 Kraków, Poland
 Lüdenscheid, Germany
 Rennes, France
 Tainan, Taiwan

Friendly relations
Aside from the aforementioned cities, Leuven has friendly relations with: 
 Cristian, Romania
 New Delhi, India
 Stellenbosch, South Africa

 References 


Category:Provincial capitals of Belgium