Zoutleeuw
Template:More citations needed Template:Infobox Belgium municipality Zoutleeuw (Template:IPA; Template:Langx Template:IPA) 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Other centres
[edit]As well as Zoutleeuw proper, the municipality also comprises the ancienne communes of:
- Budingen
- Dormaal
- Halle-Booienhoven
- Helen-Bos
- Ossenweg
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