Place:Sint-Truiden, Limburg, Belgium

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NameSint-Truiden
Alt namesSaint Truidensource: Getty Vocabulary Program
Saint-Trondsource: Wikipedia
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates50.817°N 5.183°E
Located inLimburg, Belgium     (600 - )
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Sint-Truiden is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, near the towns of Hasselt and Tongeren. The municipality includes the former communes (now deelgemeenten) of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden, Melveren, Metsteren, Ordingen, Runkelen, Velm, Wilderen, and Zepperen.

The city is in the centre of Belgium's fruit-producing region, Haspengouw (Hesbaye), and is renowned for its pears, apples (Jonagold), and sweet cherries.

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