Sint-Truiden
Sint-Truiden
Sintruin (Limburgish)
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City and municipality | |
Market Square with eighteenth-century City Hall, Church of Our Lady and abbey tower | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Sint-Truiden in Limburg | |
Interactive map of Sint-Truiden | |
Sint-Truiden Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′N 05°11′E / 50.800°N 5.183°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Limburg |
| Arrondissement | Hasselt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Ludwig Vandenhove (Vooruit) |
| • Governing parties | Vooruit, WOW, N-VA, Open VLD |
| Area | |
• Total | 107.12 km2 (41.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01) | |
• Total | 40,672 |
| • Density | 379.69/km2 (983.38/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3800, 3803, 3806 |
| NIS code | 71053 |
| Area codes | 011 |
| Website | www.sint-truiden.be |
Sint-Truiden (Dutch pronunciation: [sɪnˈtrœydə(n)] ⓘ; French: Saint-Trond [sɛ̃ tʁɔ̃]; Limburgish: Sintruin [sɪnˈtʀœjn]) is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium. With more than 41,500 inhabitants, it is one of the largest cities in Limburg.
The municipality includes the former communes (now deelgemeenten) of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden, Melveren, Metsteren, Ordingen, Runkelen, Velm, Wilderen, and Zepperen.
The city is in the centre of Belgium's fruit-producing region, Haspengouw (Hesbaye), which is renowned for its pears, apples (Jonagold), and sweet cherries.