{{Infobox Belgium municipality |name = Hoeselt |picture = Kioskhoeselt 24-02-2008 17-53-50.jpg |picture-legend = |map = Hoeselt Limburg Belgium Map.svg |map-legend = Location of Hoeselt in Limburg |arms = Hoeselt wapen2.svg |flag = Flag of Hoeselt.svg |province = Limburg |arrondissement = Tongeren |nis = 73032 |mayor = Werner Raskin (Open VLD) |majority = Open Vld, N-VA |postal-codes = 3730 |telephone-area = 089 |web = [http://www.hoeselt.be/ www.hoeselt.be] |coordinates = {{coord|50|51|N|05|29|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}} }} '''Hoeselt''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈɦusəlt}}) is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg. On January 1, 2018, Hoeselt had a total population of 9,685. The total area is 30.02&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup> which gives a population density of 323 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>. On 1 January 2025, the municipality merged with Bilzen to form the new municipality Bilzen-Hoeselt<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bilzen en Hoeselt |url=https://www.vlaanderen.be/lokaal-bestuur/samenwerking-fusies-regiovorming-en-verzelfstandiging/overzicht-fusies/bilzen-en-hoeselt |access-date=2026-05-19 |website=Vlaanderen.be |language=nl}}</ref>

Situated close to the "Roman" Tongeren, many traces from the Roman empire were found in the fertile soil of Hoeselt. In 1066, this village came under the surveillance of Hoei; it was in that time still named Housle (from ''hus'' and ''lo'', meaning house by the forest). These forests of Hoeselt were cultivated in the 12th and 13th century.

Later, Hoeselt was part of the Frankish Kingdom; and then its territory fell under the Bishop of Liège.

The old centre of Hoeselt, with its triangular shape, and the ''motheuvel'' (motte hill), both show the influence of its Frankish past.

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==External links== * {{Commons category-inline}} *[http://www.hoeselt.be Official website] - Available only in Dutch

{{Geographic location |Centre = Hoeselt |N = Bilzen |E = Bilzen |S = Tongeren |W = Kortessem |NW = Diepenbeek }} {{Authority control}}

Category:Bilzen-Hoeselt Category:Former municipalities of Limburg (Belgium) Category:Populated places in Limburg (Belgium)

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