Editing Landen

{{Short description|Municipality in Flemish Region, Belgium}}
{{About|the Belgian municipality}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Landen
|type             = city
|picture          = Landen, parochiekerk Sint-Gertrudis oeg43399 foto6 2015-06-09 13.26.jpg
|picture-legend   = Parish church St. Gertrude in the city center
|map              = Landen Flemish-Brabant Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Landen in Flemish Brabant
|arms             = Blason Landen.svg
|flag             = Flag of Landen.svg
|arrondissement   = [[Leuven Arrondissement|Leuven]]
|nis              = 24059
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|45|N|05|05|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
|mayor            = Didier Reynaerts (Open Landen)
|majority         = Open Landen & Vooruit
|postal-codes     = 3400, 3401, 3404
|telephone-area   = 011, 016, 019
|web              = [http://www.landen.be/ www.landen.be]
}}
'''Landen''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈlɑndə(n)|-|Nl-landen.ogg}}) is a [[City status in Belgium|city]] and [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Flemish Brabant]]. The municipality comprises the city of Landen proper and the villages of Attenhoven, [[Eliksem]], Ezemaal, Laar, Neerlanden, [[Neerwinden]], Overwinden, Rumsdorp, Waasmont, Walsbets, Walshoutem, Wange and [[Wezeren]]. On January 1, 2006, Landen had a total population of 14,682. The total area is 54.05&nbsp;km² which gives a [[population density]] of 272 inhabitants per km².

==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]]

==Transport==
The town is served by [[Landen railway station]].

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*{{in lang|nl}} {{Official website|http://www.landen.be}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Landen
|N  = [[Linter, Belgium|Linter]], [[Zoutleeuw]]
|NE = [[Sint-Truiden]] ([[Limburg (Belgium)|VLI]])
|E  = [[Gingelom]] ([[Limburg (Belgium)|VLI]])
|S  = [[Hannut]] ([[Liège Province|WLG]])
|SW = [[Lincent]] ([[Liège Province|WLG]])
|W  = [[Hélécine]] ([[Walloon Brabant|WBR]])
|NW = [[Tienen]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Flemish Brabant}}
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[[Category:Municipalities of Flemish Brabant]]