Alken, Belgium

Alken, Belgium

Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Alken
picture=
picture-



map-

arms=WapenschildAlken.jpg



region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-LI
arrondissement=Tongeren
nis=73001
pyramid-date=01/01/2006
0-19=
20-64=
65=
foreigners=
foreigners-date=
mayor=Hendrik Verbrugge (CD&V)
majority=CD&V, VLD, SP.A
postal-codes=3570
telephone-area=011
web= [http://www.alken.be/ www.alken.be]
lat_deg=50
lat_min=52
lat_sec=31.21
lon_deg=05
lon_min=18
lon_sec=20.92

Alken is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2006 Alken had a total population of 11,048 (5,555 males and 5,493 females). The total area is 28.14 km² which gives a population density of 392.61 inhabitants per km².

External links

* [http://www.alken.be Official website ] - Available only in Dutch


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Alken — Alken, as a person, may refer to:*Samuel Alken (1756 1815), English artist *Henry Thomas Alken (1785 1851), English painter and engraverAlken, as a place, may refer to:*Alken, Belgium *Alken, Germany …   Wikipedia

  • Alken-Maes — is a Belgian brewery created out of the 1988 merger of two small breweries, Maes, located in Waarloos and Alken. It was bought by Scottish Newcastle in 2000, who were taken over by Carlsberg and Heineken in 2007.[1] Contents 1 History 2 Products …   Wikipedia

  • List of cities in Belgium — This is a partial list of cities or towns in Belgium: Map of Belgium …   Wikipedia

  • Beer in Belgium — Belgium brewed Westvleteren beers.[1] Beer in Belgium varies from the popular pale lager to lambic beer and Flemish red. Belgian beer brewing s origins go back to the Middle Ages. There are approximately 178 breweries in …   Wikipedia

  • List of Belgium-related articles — Articles (arranged alphabetically) related to Belgium include: NOTOC 0–91920 Summer Olympics – 2007 Belgian government formationAAalst Aalter Aartselaar African rap in Belgium Albert I of Belgium Albert II of Belgium Alken Alveringem Anderlecht… …   Wikipedia

  • Sikhism in Belgium — Sikhism is a minority religion in Belgium. That said Sikhs play some role in Belgian history. In World War I many Sikhs fought in Belgium. A notable example of this is the First Battle of Ypres where an entire platoon of Dogra Sikhs died. [ [http …   Wikipedia

  • As, Belgium — As Flag Coat of a …   Wikipedia

  • Limburg (Belgium) — Infobox Belgian Province EnglishName = Limburg LocalNameInLanguage1 = ( nl. Limburg) LocalNameInLanguage2 = LocalNameInLanguage3 = region = BE VLG capital = Hasselt governor = Steve Stevaert area = 2,414 population as of = (2004) population =… …   Wikipedia

  • List of cities and towns in Belgium — This is a list of towns or cities in Belgium. NOTOC A Aalst, Adinkerke, Antwerp, Arlon, Alken B Bastogne, Beringen, Bruges, Brussels, Bilzen, Borgloon, Blankenberge C Charleroi, Ciney D Denderleeuw, Dinant, Durbuy, Diepenbeek, Dilze E Eeklo F… …   Wikipedia

  • List of postal codes in Belgium — Belgian postal codes are numeric and consist of 4 numbers, although the last one is often zero. The first digit indicates the province (except for the 3xxx numbers that are shared by the eastern part of Flemish Brabant and Limburg and the and… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”