Borgloon

Summary

Borgloon is a municipality of Belgium^[1]. Borgloon draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_belgium category, ranking #74 of 558).^[2]

Key Facts

• Borgloon received the Good City^[3].
• Borgloon is located in Arrondissement of Tongeren^[4].
• Borgloon is in the country of Belgium^[5].
• Borgloon's head of government is recorded as Johan Feytons^[6].
• Borgloon's image is recorded as Sint-Odulphuskerk Borgloon 10-08-2018 15-53-10.jpg^[7].
• Borgloon's image is recorded as Borgloon 029.jpg^[8].
• Borgloon's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[9].
• Borgloon's instance of is recorded as Belgian municipality with the title of city^[10].
• Borgloon's capital is recorded as Borgloon^[11].
• Borgloon's official language is recorded as Dutch^[12].
• Borgloon's flag image is recorded as Flag of Borgloon.svg^[13].
• Borgloon's shares border with is recorded as Wellen^[14].
• Borgloon's shares border with is recorded as Sint-Truiden^[15].
• Borgloon's shares border with is recorded as Kortessem^[16].
• Borgloon's shares border with is recorded as Tongeren^[17].
• Borgloon's shares border with is recorded as Heers^[18].
• Borgloon's coat of arms image is recorded as Borgloon wapen1.svg^[19].
• Borgloon's flag is recorded as flag of Borgloon^[20].
• Borgloon's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 139075209^[21].
• Borgloon's coat of arms is recorded as coat of arms of Borgloon^[22].
• Borgloon's locator map image is recorded as Borgloon Limburg Belgium Map.svg^[23].
• Borgloon's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 122593402^[24].
• Borgloon's IdRef ID is recorded as 136197043^[25].
• Borgloon's postal code is recorded as 3840^[26].
• Borgloon's part of is recorded as Q56707197^[27].

Body

Founding

+1977-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Borgloon^[28].

Identity

Borgloon's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Borgloon'}^[29]. Part of include Q56707197^[27], a police zone^[30], in Belgium^[31], founded in 2000^[32] and Emergency zone Limburg Southwest^[33], an emergency zone^[34], in Belgium^[35], headquartered in Hasselt^[36].

Recognition

Borgloon received the Good City^[3].

Dissolution

Borgloon was dissolved in +2024-12-31T00:00:00Z^[37].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Borgloon include Tongeren-Borgloon^[38], a municipality of Belgium^[39], in Belgium^[40], founded in 2025^[41].

Why It Matters

Borgloon draws 37 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_belgium category, ranking #74 of 558).^[2] Borgloon has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] Borgloon is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]

Entities named for Borgloon include Tongeren-Borgloon^[38], a municipality of Belgium^[39], in Belgium^[40], founded in 2025^[41].

FAQs

What awards did Borgloon receive?

Honors received include Good City^[3].