Editing Halen

{{Distinguish|Van Halen (disambiguation){{!}}van Halen}}
{{Redirect|Hôle|other uses|Hole (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Halen
|type             = city
|picture          = Sint-Pietersbandenkerk (Halen) (21764) 18-08-2019.jpg
|picture-legend   =
|map              = Halen Limburg Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Halen in Limburg
|arms             = Blason ville be Halen.svg
|flag             = Flag of Halen.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community        = {{BE-NL}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-LI}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Hasselt|Hasselt]]
|nis              = 71020
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date  =
|mayor            = Erik Van Roelen ([[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]])
|majority         = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]
|postal-codes     = 3545
|telephone-area   = 013
|web              = [http://www.halen.be/ www.halen.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|56|53|N|05|06|52|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Halen''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦaːlə(n)|-|Nl-halen.ogg}}), formerly '''Haelen''' ({{langx|li|Hôle}}), is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] and [[City status in Belgium|city]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wet tot toekenning van de titel van stad aan de gemeenten Beringen, Bilzen, Blankenberge, Borgloon, Ciney, Couvin, Damme, Geel, Genepiën, Gistel, Halen, Hamont-Achel, Hannuit, Harelbeke, Herk-de-Stad, Lo-Reninge, Mesen, Oudenburg, Peer, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Vilvoorde en Walcourt |url=https://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/eli/wet/1985/07/19/1985001298/staatsblad |date=19 July 1985 |lang=nl |website=www.ejustice.just.fgov.be |publisher=[[Belgian Official Gazette]] |access-date=22 April 2025}}</ref> located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]], to the west of [[Hasselt]]. On January 1, 2018, Halen had a total population of 9,461. The total area is 36.29&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [[population density]] of 261 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

The municipality consists of the following [[deelgemeente|sub-municipalities]]: Halen proper, Loksbergen, and Zelem.

During the [[First World War]], on August 12, 1914, the [[Battle of Halen]] took place here near the river crossing of the [[Gete]].

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Halen}}
* {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.halen.be/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Halen
|N  = [[Diest]] ([[Flemish Brabant|VBR]])
|NE = [[Lummen]]
|E  = [[Herk-de-Stad]]
|S  = [[Geetbets]] ([[Flemish Brabant|VBR]])
|SW = [[Kortenaken]] ([[Flemish Brabant|VBR]])
|W  = [[Bekkevoort]] ([[Flemish Brabant|VBR]])
}}
{{Municipalities in Limburg}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of Limburg (Belgium)]]


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