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Key facts
- Country
- Belgium
- Community
- Flemish Community
- Region
- Flemish Region
- Province
- Limburg
- Arrondissement
- Hasselt
- Mayor
- Thomas Vints ( CD&V ) (2019-24)
- Governing parties
- CD&V , N-VA , VOLUIT
- Total
- 78.56 km (30.33 sq mi)
- Density
- 586.4/km (1,519/sq mi)
- Postal codes
- 3580, 3581, 3582, 3583
- Area codes
- 011
- Website
- www.beringen.be
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- Belgian municipality with the title of city
- Demonym
- Beringenaar
- Award
- Good City
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Hasselt
- Official language
- Dutch
- Population
- 46065
- Area
- 78.30
- Elevation
- 39
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Body of water
- Albert Canal
- Shares border with
- Ham
- Official website
- www.beringen.be
- Image
- Beringen-Mijn - Sint-Theodarduskerk1.jpg
- Dialing code
- 011
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- time of earliest written record
- 1120-00-00
- category for people born here
- Q18664244
- topic's main category
- Category:Beringen
- Commons category
- Beringen (Belgium)
- postal code
- 3581
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Beringen, Belgium
- annual number of weddings
- 188
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +32-11-43-02-11
- contains settlement
- Koersel
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Encyclopedic overview
Beringen ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbeːrɪŋə(n)] ; French: Béringue, French pronunciation: [beʁɛ̃ɡ]; Limburgish: Berringe) is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of Limburg. The Beringen municipality includes the town of Beringen proper and the old communes of Beverlo, Koersel, and Paal.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Beringen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.