The northern part of the former
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Haasrode () is now a part of the
city
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of
Leuven
Leuven (, , ), also called Louvain (, , ), is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipalit ...
,
Belgium
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. According to the official website of Leuven, Haasrode is a part of the
sub-municipality
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Belgium
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of
Heverlee
Heverlee () is a sub-municipality of the city of Leuven located in the province of Flemish Brabant, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Leuven. According to the official websit ...
.
In 1977, Haasrode was
merged
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with Oud-Heverlee,
Blanden,
Vaalbeek and
Sint-Joris-Weert to form the municipality of
Oud-Heverlee.
The northern part of the former municipality of Haasrode was administratively annexed to Leuven.
Haasrode Research-Park is located in Leuven's Haasrode.
References
Populated places in Leuven
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