# Halen

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{{Distinguish|Van Halen (disambiguation){{!}}van Halen}}
{{Redirect|Hôle|other uses|Hole (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Halen
|type             = city
|picture          = Sint-Pietersbandenkerk (Halen) (21764) 18-08-2019.jpg
|picture-legend   =
|map              = Halen Limburg Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Halen in Limburg
|arms             = Blason ville be Halen.svg
|flag             = Flag of Halen.svg
|province         = [Limburg](/source/Limburg_(Belgium))
|arrondissement   = [Hasselt](/source/Arrondissement_of_Hasselt)
|nis              = 71020
|mayor            = Erik Van Roelen ([CD&V](/source/Christian_Democratic_and_Flemish))
|majority         = [CD&V](/source/Christian_Democratic_and_Flemish)
|postal-codes     = 3545
|telephone-area   = 013
|web              = [http://www.halen.be/ www.halen.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|56|53|N|05|06|52|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Halen''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦaːlə(n)|-|Nl-halen.ogg}}), formerly '''Haelen''' ({{langx|li|Hôle}}), is a [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)), to the west of [Hasselt](/source/Hasselt). On January 1, 2018, Halen had a total population of 9,461. The total area is 36.29&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a [population density](/source/population_density) of 261 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.

The municipality consists of the following [sub-municipalities](/source/deelgemeente): Halen proper, Loksbergen, and Zelem.

During the [First World War](/source/First_World_War), on August 12, 1914, the [Battle of Halen](/source/Battle_of_Halen) took place here near the river crossing of the [Gete](/source/Gete).

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{wikivoyage-inline|Halen}}
* {{in lang|nl}} [http://www.halen.be/ Official website]

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Halen
|N  = [Diest](/source/Diest) ([VBR](/source/Flemish_Brabant))
|NE = [Lummen](/source/Lummen)
|E  = [Herk-de-Stad](/source/Herk-de-Stad)
|S  = [Geetbets](/source/Geetbets) ([VBR](/source/Flemish_Brabant))
|SW = [Kortenaken](/source/Kortenaken) ([VBR](/source/Flemish_Brabant))
|W  = [Bekkevoort](/source/Bekkevoort) ([VBR](/source/Flemish_Brabant))
}}
{{Municipalities in Limburg}}
{{Authority control}}

Category:Municipalities of Limburg (Belgium)

{{LimburgBE-geo-stub}}

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