{{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 |arrondissement = Hasselt |nis = 71020 |mayor = Erik Van Roelen (CD&V) |majority = CD&V |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 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, to the west of Hasselt. On January 1, 2018, Halen had a total population of 9,461. The total area is 36.29 km<sup>2</sup> which gives a population density of 261 inhabitants per km<sup>2</sup>.
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Halen proper, Loksbergen, and Zelem.
During the First World War, on August 12, 1914, the Battle of Halen took place here near the river crossing of the Gete.
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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 (VBR) |NE = Lummen |E = Herk-de-Stad |S = Geetbets (VBR) |SW = Kortenaken (VBR) |W = Bekkevoort (VBR) }} {{Municipalities in Limburg}} {{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of Limburg (Belgium)
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