Things to do in Zoutleeuw
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Zoutleeuw (Dutch: ; French: Léau) is a municipality and city in the Hageland, in the extreme east of the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On 1 January 2018 the municipality had 8,498 inhabitants. The total area is 46.73 km2, giving a population density of 182 inhabitants per km2.
The name Leeuw means "lion", to which Zout ("salt") was added from the 16th century in recognition of the town's right to levy a salt tax.
In 1999, UNESCO included the historical St. Leonard's Church as part of the World Heritage Site Belfries of Belgium and France.
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The best-known places
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Sint-Leonarduskerk
Saint Leonard's Church (Dutch: Sint-Leonarduskerk) is a Roman Catholic church in Zoutleeuw, Belgium.
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Stadhuis Zoutleeuw building in Zoutleeuw, Belgium
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Vleeshuis
building in Zoutleeuw, Belgium
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Gasthuis van de grauwzusters
building in Zoutleeuw, Belgium
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De Rode Leeuw
building in Zoutleeuw, Belgium
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-van-de-Ossenwegkapel
church in Ossenweg, Belgium
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Sint-Cyriacuskerk
church in Budingen (Zoutleeuw), Belgium
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Sint-Odulphuskerk
church in Booienhoven, Zoutleeuw, Belgium
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Sint-Martinuskerk
church in Dormaal (Zoutleeuw), Belgium
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Sint-Bartholomeuskerk
church in Halle (Zoutleeuw), Belgium
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Sint-Laurentiuskapel
church in Helen-Bos (Zoutleeuw), Belgium