# Borgloon

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{{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](/source/Limburg_(Belgium))
|arrondissement   = [Tongeren](/source/Arrondissement_of_Tongeren)
|nis              = 73009
|mayor            = Jo Feytons ([Open Vld](/source/Open_Flemish_Liberals_and_Democrats)-Stroop)
|majority         = [OpenVLD](/source/Open_Flemish_Liberals_and_Democrats)-Stroop, [Vooruit](/source/Vooruit_(political_party))
|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](/source/Municipalities_of_Belgium) and [city](/source/City_status_in_Belgium)<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](/source/Belgian_Official_Gazette) |access-date=22 April 2025}}</ref> located in the [Belgian](/source/Belgium) province of [Limburg](/source/Limburg_(Belgium)). 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](/source/population_density) of {{convert|209|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants|}}. Borgloon gave its name to the former [county of Loon](/source/county_of_Loon) and was its capital until 1200.

The municipality includes the following 13 [sub-municipalities](/source/deelgemeente): 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](/source/County_of_Loon) 11th century–1366
{{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} [Prince-Bishopric of Liège](/source/Prince-Bishopric_of_Li%C3%A8ge) 1366–1789
{{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} [Republic of Liège](/source/Republic_of_Li%C3%A8ge) 1789–1791
{{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} [Prince-Bishopric of Liège](/source/Prince-Bishopric_of_Li%C3%A8ge) 1791–1795
{{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794-1815).svg}} [French Republic](/source/French_First_Republic) 1795–1804
{{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794-1815).svg}} [French Empire](/source/First_French_Empire) 1804–1815
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Netherlands.svg}} [Kingdom of the Netherlands](/source/United_Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands) 1815–1830
{{flag|Kingdom of Belgium}} 1830–present</poem>
}}
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thumb|Ghost Church artwork near Borgloon

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Borgloon
|N  = [Wellen](/source/Wellen)
|NE = [Kortessem](/source/Kortessem)
|E  = [Tongeren](/source/Tongeren)
|S  = [Heers](/source/Heers)
|W  = [Sint-Truiden](/source/Sint-Truiden)
}}
{{Authority control}}

Category:Tongeren-Borgloon
Category:Former municipalities of Limburg (Belgium)
Category:Populated places in Limburg (Belgium)

{{LimburgBE-geo-stub}}

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