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Limburg Hesbaye ​((nl)Limburgse Haspengouw)
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Information
Country	Belgium
Region	Hesbaye ​Province of Limbourg
Largest locality	Sint-Truiden
Watercourse	Demer ((nl)Demer), Geer ((nl)Jeker), Herck ((nl)Herk)
Minimum altitude	30 m
Maximum altitude	140 m
Nice	Hesbignon
Telephone prefix	32 11, 32 12
Location
50 ° 48 ′ 15 ″ N 5 ° 22 ′ 0 ″ E
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The Limburg Hesbaye, also known as the "Hesbaye fruitière", is the Limburg part and the northernmost of the natural region of the Hesbaye in Belgium.

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Regions

The natural region can be divided into two sub-regions:

• the dry Hesbaye ((nl)Droog-Haspengouw) South. This, like the entire Hesbaye from Liège, owes its name to the scarcity of rivers, the rain being directly absorbed by the chalky ground.
• the humid Hesbaye ((nl)Vochtig-Haspengouw) North. Covered with a thick layer of silt allowing the formation of watercourses such as Demer who, from Alken, constitutes the northern limit of the Hesbaye. The humid Hesbaye is also of lower altitude than the dry Hesbaye.

Cities

Dry hesbaye

From west to east:

• 50.74925.13281 Gingelom  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.8165.1872 Sint-Truiden (Sint-Truiden)  – Largest locality of the Limburg Hesbaye and shopping center for the production and sale of fruit. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.8666675.23 Nieuwerkerken  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.75115.30144 Heers  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.80225.34335 Looz (Borgloon)  – Historic town, former capital of the county of Looz which roughly corresponds to the province of Limburg. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.83945.33946 Wellen  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.7333335.4333337 Herstappe  – Least populated municipality in Belgium (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.77945.46318 Tongeren (Tongeren)  – With Tournai, the oldest city in Belgium. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.855.4833339 Hoeselt  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.865.53210 Bilzen  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.80895.601911 Riemst  (last updated Nov 2020)

Wet hesbaye

From west to east:

• 50.9480565.11444412 Haelen (Halen)  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.94065.167213 Herck-la-Ville (Herk-de-Stad)  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.8761115.30777814 Alken  (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.8666675.38333315 Kortessem  (last updated Nov 2020)

Other destinations

• 50.84175.52081 Alden Biesen Commandery (Landcommanderij van Alden Biesen)  – Former monastery-castle of the Teutonic order. (last updated Nov 2020)
• 50.85595.32922 Grote Beemd Protected Area (Natuurgebied Grote Beemd)  (last updated Nov 2020)

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