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The Grote Markt (Dutch: [ˌɣroːtə ˈmɑr(ə)kt] ⓘ; "Big Market") is the central square of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium.It is situated between the Oude Markt ("Old Square") and the Rector De Somerplein ("Rector De Somer Square", named for Pieter De Somer, the first rector of the autonomous Dutch-speaking Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) in 1968) and near both the ...
The pagus of Brabant (Latin: Pagus Bracbantensis; Dutch: Brabantgouw) was a geographical region in the early Middle Ages, located in what is now BelgiumIt was the first region known to have been called Brabant, and it included the modern capital of Belgium, Brussels.
The Leuven fair is held annually in the first three weeks of September on the Oude Markt, while the Student welcome is held annually at the end of September. There is also Hapje-Tapje (literally: a little snack-a small drink , approximately pronounced in English as hap-yeh, tap-yeh ): a gastronomical market with a bartender race, at the ...
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The Province of Brabant (/ b r ə ˈ b æ n t /, US also / b r ə ˈ b ɑː n t, ˈ b r ɑː b ən t /; [1] [2] [3] Dutch: [ˈbraːbɑnt] ⓘ) was a province in Belgium from 1830 to 1995. It was created in 1815 as South Brabant , part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands . [ 4 ]
The Leuven Arrondissement (Dutch: Arrondissement Leuven; French: Arrondissement de Louvain) is one of two arrondissements in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It lies east of the Brussels-Capital Region. The arrondissement has an area of 1,168.83 km 2 (451.29 sq mi) and has (as of January 1, 2017) 502,602 inhabitants.
The Great Beguinage of Leuven (Dutch: Groot Begijnhof van Leuven) is a well-preserved beguinage and completely restored historical quarter containing a dozen streets in the south of downtown Leuven, Belgium.
The Town Hall (Dutch: Stadhuis ⓘ) of Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, is a landmark building on that city's Grote Markt (main square), across from the monumental St. Peter's Church. Built in a Brabantine late-Gothic style between 1439 and 1469, it is famous for its ornate architecture, crafted in lace-like detail.