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Leuven Destination Guide

Discover Leuven in Belgium

Leuven in the region of Flanders with its 92,892 habitants is a place located in Belgium - some 15 mi or ( 25 km ) East of Brussels , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Leuven

Local time in Leuven is now 03:53 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Brussels " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, Tremelo, and Pietersberg. When in this area, you might want to check out The Hague . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Leuven ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Bavo - In Louvain (2011)

5:09 min by Bavo Freestyles
Views: 10677 Rating: 4.91

This freestyle basketball video was inspired by the movie "In Bruges". All the footage was shot in my city of birth, Leuven (or Louvain in French), as it also has lots of similar old buildings as Brug ..

LEGENDS OF PEGASUS - Humans Trailer [HD]

3:37 min by NoobFeed
Views: 5978 Rating: 5.00

This trailer for Legends of Pegasus takes a closer look at the 'Humans,' their first steps into deep space travel and how it opened a new chapter of peace. www.legendsofpegasus.com/us Visit: www.noobf ..


University Hall, Leuven, Belgium

1:00 min by thaidomain
Views: 1475 Rating: 0.00

The historic university hall of Leuven (Louvain, Belgium) is the place where students of the university have to register before starting their studies. More : www.discoverleuven.com ..

Leuven 10 juli 2007 (20.30) Vlaamse Feestdag Grote Markt

0:28 min by johanbyloos
Views: 1216 Rating: 0.00

Festivities the evening before the Flemish national holiday. The city council invited the different communities of foreigners to participate in the festivities. Chinese, Dutch, Maroccans, Nepalese, Tu ..


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Interesting facts about this location

St. Peter's Church, Leuven

Saint Peter's Church of Leuven, Belgium, is situated on the city's Grote Markt, right across the ornate Town Hall. Built mainly in the 15th century in Brabantine Gothic style, the church has a cruciform floor plan and a low bell tower that has never been completed.

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Located at 50.88 4.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 986 establishments, Buildings and structures in Leuven, Churches in Belgium, Churches in Flemish Brabant, Gothic architecture in Belgium, Roman Catholic churches in Belgium

Leuven Town Hall

The Town Hall of Leuven, Belgium, is a landmark building on that city's Grote Markt (Main Market) square, across from the monumental St.  Peter's Church. Built in a Brabantine Late Gothic style between 1448 and 1469, it is famous for its ornate architecture, crafted in lace-like detail.

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Located at 50.88 4.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 15th-century architecture, Buildings and structures in Leuven, City halls in Belgium, Gothic architecture in Belgium, Visitor attractions in Flemish Brabant

Collegium Trilingue

The Collegium Trilingue, often also called Collegium trium linguarum, or, after its creator Collegium Buslidianum, was founded in 1517 under the patronage of the humanist, Jeroen Van Busleyden (in Latin Hieronymus Buslidius). The College, in fact inspired by Erasmus who was a friend of Busleyden, was inaugurated in September 1518.

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Located at 50.88 4.70 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Education in Leuven, Universities in Belgium

Heilige Drievuldigheidscollege

Heilige-Drievuldigheidscollege or the "Holy Trinity College Preparatory School" is a school in the city of Leuven in the Flemish Brabant province of Belgium. The school was established in 1843 by Constant van Crombrugghe and is administered by the Josephites and was until recently exclusively boys-only, but is now mixed.

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Tags: Buildings and structures in Leuven, Education in Leuven, Educational institutions established in 1843, Roman Catholic schools in Belgium

Rega Institute for Medical Research

The Rega Institute for Medical Research is a Belgian scientific establishment that is part of the Catholic University of Leuven in central Belgium. The Rega Institute is an interfacultary biomedical research institute of the Catholic University of Leuven and consists of departments of medicine and pharmacology.

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Tags: Education in Leuven, Medical research institutes, Research institutes established in 1954, Research institutes in Belgium, Roman Catholic universities and colleges in Belgium

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