Borough-Léopold (in Dutch Leopoldsburg ) is a common Dutch-speaking of Belgium located in Flemish Région in the province of Limbourg. Its total population is approximately 14.500 for an total surface area of 22,49 km ². The commune is located in Campine.
Entities of the commune
Borough-Léopold and Heppen
History
Borough-Léopold is especially known for its barracks and its training ground of the Belgian army. The installations were built on order of Léopold Ier of Belgium in 1835 to deny oneself the troops Dutchwomen. At the base, Heppen and Borough-Léopold belonged to Beverlo. This is why the camp was also called Camp of Beverlo .Industry in 1850 was made up of a brewery, of a mill with flour, a distilling of juniper. Later a company of manufacture of candles, a company of tobacco and a port arrived on the channel. The Belgian manufacturer of sport scar of mark Edran is based in this city.
Since June 3rd 2007, the city has its own avenue Walk off Famed like the town of Hollywood. The known characters originating in the city have from now on a star on the avenue Nicolaylaan . (Filip Dewulf, Ingrid Berghmans, Marcel Vanthilt, Walter Grootaers, Liliane Vertessen, Dominique Deruddere, J.M.H. Berckmans, Leo Caerts and Chokri Mahassine.
Language
Considering the national character of the barracks, the language employed locally is traditional Dutch contrary to other campinoises cities which have a more local dialect (Mol, Tessenderlo)
Burgomasters
- 1850 - 1871: Hubert Vander Elst, liberal
- 1872 - 1873: Hermann Bijnens, liberal
- 1873 - 1885: Henri Leonard, liberal
- 1885 - 1890: Eloi Hellenbosch, catholic
- 1891 - 1898: Henri Leonard, liberal
- 1898 - 1907: Evarist Couwenbergh, liberal
- 1908 - 1920: Marie-Joseph Jacobs, catholic
- 1923 - 1926: Leonard Mees, liberal
- 1927 - 1938: Louis Napoleon Lecocq, catholic
- 1939 - 1943: Joseph Lecocq, catholic
- 1944 - 1945: Frans Husbands, catholic
- 1945 - 1947: Victor Hartert, liberal
- 1947 - 1971: Gaston Oeyen, catholic
- 1971 - 2000: Door Steyaert, catholic
- 2000 - xxxx: Erwin Van Pée, Socialist
External bonds
- Leopoldsburg - Ontwapenend gastvrij (Official site of the commune in Dutch)
- semi-official Site (in Dutch and English)
- Site of the commune (in Dutch)
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