Lo, Belgium
Appearance
Lo | |
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![]() Old town hall and belfry in Lo | |
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Coordinates: 50°58′49″N 02°44′54″E / 50.98028°N 2.74833°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Province | ![]() |
Municipality | Lo-Reninge |
Area | |
• Total | 15.69 km2 (6.06 sq mi) |
Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,173 |
• Density | 75/km2 (190/sq mi) |
Source: NIS | |
Postal code | 8647 |
Lo is a place in the Belgian province of West Flanders in Belgium and a borough of the municipality Lo-Reninge. Lo is a small medieval town and the community Lo-Reninge of which it is a part obtained the city title in 1985. The Old Town Hall of Lo, built between 1565-1566, and its belfry were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site.[1]
Lo is notable as the location of Caesarsboom, an ancient European Yew designated a national monument of Belgium.[2]
Gallery
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Sint-Pieter's church
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Walking the Walls: Kent County Council, le Syndicat Mixte de la Côte d'Opale and the Province of West Flanders[permanent dead link].
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