Country Belgium Postal codes 3545 Area 36.29 km² | Area codes 013 Postal code 3545 Local time Wednesday 2:39 AM | |
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Halen, formerly Haelen, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, to the west of Hasselt. On January 1, 2012, Halen had a total population of 9,352. The total area is 36.29 km² which gives a population density of 258 inhabitants per km².
Map of Halen, Belgium
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 Haelen took place here near the river crossing of the Gete.
References
Halen Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA