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Leuven is a City located at 50° 52' 45.12" N, 4° 42' 4.21" E. It is located in Flanders.

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Leuven, or Louvain (German:Löwen) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in Flanders (the Flemish Region of Belgium). It is located about 25 kilometres (16 miles) east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic city and the former neighbouring municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal.

It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 101,032 inhabitants.