{{Short description|Sub-municipality of the city of Leuven, Belgium}} {{Infobox settlement |name = Heverlee |native_name = |settlement_type = [[Sub-municipality]] of [[Leuven]] |image_skyline = Heverlee Lambertus A.jpg |image_caption = St Lambert's Church |image_flag = |image_shield = Blason ville be Heverlee.svg |image_map = |mapframe = yes |mapframe-marker = none |map_caption1 = Location of Heverlee (incl. Haasrode) in Leuven |pushpin_map = Belgium#Belgium Flemish Brabant |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = {{BEL}} |subdivision_type1 = [[Communities, regions, and language areas of Belgium|Community]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Flemish Community]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Communities, regions, and language areas of Belgium|Region]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Flemish Region]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Provinces of Belgium|Province]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Flemish Brabant]] |subdivision_type4 = [[Arrondissements of Belgium#Administrative|Arrondissement]] |subdivision_name4 = [[Arrondissement of Leuven|Leuven]] |subdivision_type5 = [[Municipalities of Belgium|Municipality]] |subdivision_name5 = [[Leuven]] |coordinates = {{coord|50|51|36|N|4|41|23|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}} |area_total_km2 = 19.75 |population_as_of = 2020-01-01 |population_total = 23555 |population_density_km2 = auto |postal_code_type = [[Postal codes in Belgium|Postal codes]] |postal_code = 3001 |area_code_type = [[Telephone numbers in Belgium|Area codes]] |area_code = 016 |website = }} '''Heverlee''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦeːvərleː|-|Nl-Heverlee.ogg}}) is a [[sub-municipality]] of the [[City status in Belgium|city]] of [[Leuven]] located in the [[Flemish Brabant|province of Flemish Brabant]], [[Flemish Region]], [[Belgium]]. It was a separate [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was [[Fusion of the Belgian municipalities|merged]] into Leuven.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LISTE ALPHABETIQUE DES COMMUNES - Fusions de 1963 à 1977 |url=https://doc.statbel.fgov.be/publications/M000.03/M000.03FN_Comm_Gem_1963-1977.pdf}}</ref> According to the official website of Leuven, [[Haasrode, Leuven|Haasrode]] is a part of Heverlee.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-09 |title=Deelgemeenten {{!}} Stad Leuven |url=https://leuven.be/deelgemeenten |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=leuven.be |language=nl}}</ref>
Heverlee is the location of the [[Heverlee War Cemetery]] for [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] casualties from the [[Second World War]].
== Education == Heverlee also harbours a significant part of the university campus of the [[Katholieke Universiteit Leuven]]. The Arenberg campus is the main area for research and educational facilities for exact sciences (The Science, Engineering and Technology Group). These contain the Faculty of Engineering (see [[Arenberg Château]]), the Faculty of Bioscience Engineering and the Faculty of Science. A part of the Biomedical Group, namely the Faculty of Kinesiology and Rehabilitation Sciences also has its main facilities on the campus.
The {{ILL|Katholieke Hogeschool Leuven|nl}} is another higher education facility with some facilities in Heverlee. It lies next to the Heilig Hart-Instituut, which is a school for secondary education. Also, [[St John Berchmans University College, Heverlee]] is situated outside the centre.
== Sport == [[File:Den Dreef.jpg|thumb|[[Den Dreef]]]] Also situated in Heverlee is the [[Den Dreef]] stadium, home of the [[Belgian First Division|Belgian 1st Division]] football team [[Oud-Heverlee Leuven]].
The [[Cyclocross Leuven]] is a [[cyclo-cross]] race held in January.
== Economy == Heverlee also has industrial parks with a variety of companies, some of which are affiliated (as spin-offs) with the university and its research. [[IMEC]], Thrombogenics - now Oxurion and [[Materialise NV]] are some of the most important.
The Brabanthal is a large hall, mostly for recreational events.
== Gallery == <gallery> Image:42566 Abdij van Park.jpg|[[Park Abbey]] File:Castle Arenberg, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven adj.jpg|[[Castle Arenberg]], Katholieke Universiteit Leuven File:Heverlee War Cemetery-5.JPG|Heverlee War Cemetery<ref>{{cite web| publisher=[[Commonwealth War Graves Commission|CWGC]] | url= http://www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery/cemetery/55000| title= Heverlee War Cemetery| access-date=2007-06-19}}</ref> File:Monument to the fallen soldiers of World War I, Waversebaan Heverlee.jpg|Monument to the fallen soldiers of World War I, Waversebaan Heverlee File:Heverlee Station - panoramio.jpg|Heverlee Station De Neanderthaler (DSC 1945).jpg|Wooden ''Neanderthaler'' sculpture by [[Ad Wouters]] in Heverleebos </gallery>
==See also== * [[Arenberg Research-Park]]
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Commons category|Heverlee}} {{Populated places in Leuven}} {{Authority control}}
[[Category:Sub-municipalities of Leuven]] [[Category:Former municipalities of Flemish Brabant]] {{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub}}