Editing Landen (section)

==History==
Landen is the birthplace of [[Pippin of Landen]], and his daughter, [[Gertrude of Nivelles|Saint Gertrude]], is the city's patron Saint.

On the territory of the municipality two great battles were fought. The [[Battle of Landen|first was fought in 1693]], during the [[Nine Years' War]] between the Anglo-Allied army under [[William III of England]] and the [[France|French]] under the [[François-Henri de Montmorency, duc de Luxembourg|Duke of Luxembourg]], ending in a French victory. The second [[Battle of Neerwinden (1793)|Battle of Neerwinden]] took place during the [[War of the First Coalition|French Revolutionary Wars]] between the [[Austria]]ns under Prince [[Josias of Coburg]] and the French under General [[Charles François Dumouriez|Dumouriez]] and ended in an Austrian victory (these battles are commonly referred to as the Battles of Neerwinden).
Within the municipal boundaries, one can find multiple Roman tombs.

[[File:Station B^B Racour - panoramio.jpg|Landen railway station|thumb|left|250px]]
[[File:Landen, oorlogsmonument foto5 2015-06-09 13.32.jpg|War memorial|thumb|center|260px]]