Halen
Template:Distinguish Template:Redirect Template:Infobox Belgium municipality Halen (Template:IPA), formerly Haelen (Template:Langx), is a municipality and city<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> located in the Belgian province of Limburg, to the west of Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Halen had a total population of 9,461. The total area is 36.29 km2 which gives a population density of 261 inhabitants per km2.
The municipality consists of the following 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.
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