Zoutleeuw

Zoutleeuw
City and municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zoutleeuw
Zoutleeuw Location in Belgium Location of Zoutleeuw in Flemish Brabant
Coordinates: 50°50′N 05°06′E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Flemish Brabant
Arrondissement	Leuven
Government
• Mayor	Boudewijn Herbots (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	46.85 km2 (18.09 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	8,498
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Postal codes	3440
NIS code	24130
Area codes	011
Website	www.zoutleeuw.be

Zoutleeuw (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌzʌutˈleːu] ^ⓘ; French: Léau [leo]) is a municipality and city in the Hageland, in the extreme east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 8,498 inhabitants. The total area is 46.73 km², giving a population density of 182 inhabitants per km².

The name Leeuw means "lion", to which Zout ("salt") was added from the 16th century in recognition of the town's right to levy a salt tax.

In 1999, UNESCO included the historical St. Leonard's Church as part of the World Heritage Site Belfries of Belgium and France.

St. Leonard's Church, Zoutleeuw

Other centres

As well as Zoutleeuw proper, the municipality also comprises the ancienne communes of:

• Budingen
• Dormaal
• Halle-Booienhoven
• Helen-Bos
• Ossenweg

External links

• Media related to Zoutleeuw at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Dutch)
• Archaeology in Zoutleeuw