Zoutleeuw

Infobox Belgium Municipality
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region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-VB
arrondissement=Leuven
nis=24130
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mayor=Rik Dehairs (CD&V)
majority= CD&V, sp.a
postal-codes=3440
telephone-area=011
web= [http://www.zoutleeuw.be/ www.zoutleeuw.be]
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Zoutleeuw ( _fr. Léau) is a municipality and town in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 7,947 inhabitants. The total area is 46.73 km², giving a population density of 170 inhabitants per km².

The name "Leeuw" means "hill", to which "Zout" ("salt") was added from the 16th century in recognition of the town's right to levy a salt tax.

Other centres

As well as Zoutleeuw proper, the municipality also comprises the villages of
*Budingen
*Dormaal
*Halle-Booienhoven
*Helen-Bos

External links

* [http://www.zoutleeuw.be Official website] (in Dutch)