{{refimprove|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox Belgium municipality |name = Borgloon |namefr = Looz |type = city |picture = Borgloon Stadhuis 3.JPG |picture-legend = Borgloon city hall |map = Borgloon Limburg Belgium Map.svg |map-legend = Location of Borgloon in Limburg |arms = Borgloon wapen1.svg |flag = Flag of Borgloon.svg |province = Limburg |arrondissement = Tongeren |nis = 73009 |mayor = Jo Feytons (Open Vld-Stroop) |majority = OpenVLD-Stroop, Vooruit |postal-codes = 3840 |telephone-area = 012 |web = [http://www.borgloon.be/ www.borgloon.be] |coordinates = {{coord|50|48|N|05|20|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}} }}
'''Borgloon''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbɔr(ə)xˌloːn|-|Nl-Borgloon.ogg}}; {{langx|fr|Looz}}, {{IPA|fr|lo}}; {{langx|li|Loeën}}) is a former municipality and 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 Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2006, Borgloon had a total population of 10,697. The total area is {{convert|51.12|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} which gives a population density of {{convert|209|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|inhabitants |inhabitants|}}. Borgloon gave its name to the former county of Loon and was its capital until 1200.
The municipality includes the following 13 sub-municipalities: Bommershoven, Borgloon proper, Broekom, Gors-Opleeuw, Gotem, Groot-Loon, Hendrieken, Hoepertingen, Jesseren, Kerniel, Kuttekoven, Rijkel, and Voort.
==History== {{Quote box |width=22em |align=left |bgcolor=#B0D4DE |title=Historical affiliations |fontsize=85% |quote=<poem>{{flagicon image|Loon Arms.svg}} County of Loon 11th century–1366 {{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} Prince-Bishopric of Liège 1366–1789 {{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} Republic of Liège 1789–1791 {{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} Prince-Bishopric of Liège 1791–1795 {{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794-1815).svg}} French Republic 1795–1804 {{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794-1815).svg}} French Empire 1804–1815 {{flagicon image|Flag of the Netherlands.svg}} Kingdom of the Netherlands 1815–1830 {{flag|Kingdom of Belgium}} 1830–present</poem> }} {{clear|left}} thumb|Ghost Church artwork near Borgloon
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==External links== * {{Commons category-inline}} * {{Official website|http://www.borgloon.be}} {{in lang|nl}}
{{Geographic location |Centre = Borgloon |N = Wellen |NE = Kortessem |E = Tongeren |S = Heers |W = Sint-Truiden }} {{Authority control}}
Category:Tongeren-Borgloon Category:Former municipalities of Limburg (Belgium) Category:Populated places in Limburg (Belgium)
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