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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Borgloon
|namefr           = Looz
|type             = city
|picture          = Borgloon Stadhuis 3.JPG
|picture-legend   = Borgloon city hall
|map              = Borgloon Limburg Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Borgloon in Limburg
|arms             = Borgloon wapen1.svg
|flag             = Flag of Borgloon.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community        = {{BE-NL}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-LI}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Tongeren|Tongeren]]
|nis              = 73009
|pyramid-date     =
|0-19             =
|20-64            =
|65               =
|foreigners       =
|foreigners-date  =
|mayor            = Jo Feytons ([[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats|Open Vld]]-Stroop)
|majority         = [[Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats|OpenVLD]]-Stroop, [[Vooruit (political party)|Vooruit]]
|postal-codes     = 3840
|telephone-area   = 012
|web              = [http://www.borgloon.be/ www.borgloon.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|48|N|05|20|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Borgloon''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈbɔr(ə)xˌloːn|-|Nl-Borgloon.ogg}}; {{langx|fr|Looz}}, {{IPA|fr|lo}}; {{langx|li|Loeën}}) is a [[City status in Belgium|city]] and [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]]. On January 1, 2006, Borgloon had a total population of 10,697. The total area is {{convert|51.12|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} which gives a [[population density]] of {{convert|209|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|inhabitants&nbsp;|inhabitants|}}. Borgloon gave its name to the former [[county of Loon]] and was its capital until 1200.
The municipality includes the following 13 [[deelgemeente|sub-municipalities]]: Bommershoven, Borgloon proper, Broekom, Gors-Opleeuw, Gotem, Groot-Loon, Hendrieken, Hoepertingen, Jesseren, Kerniel, Kuttekoven, Rijkel, and Voort.
==History==
{{Quote box |width=22em |align=left |bgcolor=#B0D4DE
|title=Historical affiliations
|fontsize=85% |quote=<poem>{{flagicon image|Loon Arms.svg}} [[County of Loon]] 11th century–1366
{{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]] 1366–1789
{{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} [[Republic of Liège]] 1789–1791
{{flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg}} [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]] 1791–1795
{{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794-1815).svg}} [[French First Republic|French Republic]] 1795–1804
{{flagicon image|Flag of France (1794-1815).svg}} [[First French Empire|French Empire]] 1804–1815
{{flagicon image|Flag of the Netherlands.svg}} [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands|Kingdom of the Netherlands]] 1815–1830
{{flag|Kingdom of Belgium}} 1830–present</poem>
}}
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[[File:Ghost Church (47183379192).jpg|thumb|Ghost Church artwork near Borgloon]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* {{Official website|http://www.borgloon.be}} {{in lang|nl}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Borgloon
|N  = [[Wellen]]
|NE = [[Kortessem]]
|E  = [[Tongeren]]
|S  = [[Heers]]
|W  = [[Sint-Truiden]]
}}
{{Municipalities in Limburg}}
{{Authority control}}
[[Category:Municipalities of Limburg (Belgium)]]
{{LimburgBE-geo-stub}}