Leuven or Louvain is the capital of the province
of Flemish Brabant in Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometres (16
miles) east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the
historic city and the former neighbouring municipalities of
Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal. It
is the eighth largest city in Belgium and the fourth in Flanders
with more than 100,244 inhabitants (Federal Ministry of Home
Affairs, 1/11/2016).
Leuven is home to the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, the largest
and oldest university of the Low Countries and the oldest Catholic
university still in existence. The related university hospital of UZ
Leuven is one of the largest hospitals in Europe. The city is also
known for being the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the
world's largest brewer and one of the five largest consumer-goods
companies in the world.
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