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Hasselt
Old City Hall of Hasselt
Old City Hall of Hasselt
Flag of Hasselt
Official seal of Hasselt
Hasselt is located in Belgium
Hasselt
Hasselt
Coordinates: 50°55′51.8″N 5°20′13.0″E / 50.931056°N 5.336944°E / 50.931056; 5.336944
Country Belgium
Region Flanders
ProvinceLimburg
ArrondissementHasselt
Government
 • MayorSteven Vandeput
Area
 • Total102.2 km2 (39.5 sq mi)
Population
 (January 1, 2022)
 • Total79,524
 • Density778.1/km2 (2,015/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
Postal code
3500, 3501, 3510–3512
Area code71022
WebsiteOfficial website

Hasselt is a municipality in Belgium. It is the capital of the Belgian province Limburg. It lies about half way between Liège and Antwerp. The city is at the river demer and the albertchannel. The city has city privileges since 1232. Today, about 79.089 people live there, the people who live there are called Hasselaars.[1]Most of them are native Dutch speakers.

Well-known people from Hasselt include Hendrick van Veldeke, probably one of the first writers who did no longer write in Latin, but rather used the German of the time, 12th century. Willy Claes, who was NATO secretary in 1994 and 1995, and Axelle Red a contemporary singer-songwriter.

It is located at 50° 55 North, 05° 20 East.[2]

References

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  1. "Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 / Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2007 (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  2. "Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2004-07-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.