Sint-Truiden facts for kids
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Sint-Truiden
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| • French | Saint-Trond | ||
Sint Truiden Grote Markt with eighteenth-century Stadhuis and Lievenvrouwenkerk
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Province | Limburg | ||
| Arrondissement | Hasselt | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 106.90 km2 (41.27 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(January 2010)
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| • Total | 39,309 | ||
| • Density | 367.717/km2 (952.38/sq mi) | ||
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| • Foreigners | 3.16% (1 July 2005) | ||
| Postal codes |
3800, 3803, 3806
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| Area codes | 011 | ||
Sint-Truiden is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, near the towns of Hasselt and Tongeren. The municipality includes the old communes of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden, Melveren, Metsteren , Ordingen, Runkelen, Velm, Wilderen, and Zepperen.
The city is in the centre of Belgium's fruit-producing region, Haspengouw (Hesbaye), and is renowned for its pears, apples (Jonagold), and sweet cherries
Images for kids
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Stayen
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Duras castle
See also
In Spanish: Sint-Truiden para niños
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