Editing Sint-Truiden (section)

==Places of interest==
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* Sint-Truiden's historical centre includes the town hall (''Stadhuis''), with a 17th-century [[Belfry (architecture)|belfry]] added by [[UNESCO]] to the [[World Heritage Site]] of [[Belfries of Belgium and France]].<ref>{{cite web |title=World Heritage List {{!}} Belfries of Belgium and France |work=[[UNESCO]] |url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/943 |access-date=2014-03-31}}</ref><ref name="unscoBelfry">[https://whc.unesco.org/archive/2005/whc05-29com-08B.Add2.pdf List of the Serial Properties to be examined by the 29th session of the World Heritage Committee], p. 8 : n° 943-021, ''Stadhuis met Toren'', Sint-Truiden, listed in 1999.</ref> The oldest parts of the building date from the 13th century.
* The 15th-century Church of [[Blessed Virgin Mary (Roman Catholic)|Our Lady]] (''Lievenvrouwenkerk'') stands just beside the town hall.
* The [[béguinage]] of ''Sint-Agnes'', with its 13th-century church, was also classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site of [[Flanders|Flemish]] Beguinages.
* An 11th-century [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] tower and [[crypt]] are all that remain of the old abbey of St Trudo.  Several other Romanesque buildings can also be visited in town: ''Sint-Pieterskerk'', ''Sint-Gangulfuskerk'', and the ''Guvelingen'' chapel.
* On the abbey square stands the statue of St Trudo which, together with a [[Meridian (geography)|meridian line]] traced on the ground, also functions as a [[sundial]].
* Sint-Truiden offers several good examples of [[Baroque architecture]], including the gable of the town hall and the ''Minderbroederkerk''.
* The military school [[Koninklijke School voor Onderofficieren|KSOO Saffraanberg]], the grounds of which include Rochemdaal Castly.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://desertedplaces.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-abandoned-chateau-rochendaal.html|title = Deserted Places: The abandoned Château Rochendaal|date = 14 January 2014}}</ref>