Tongeren is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg near Hasselt. On January 1, 2005 Tongeren had a total population of 29,635. The total area is 87.56 km² which gives a population density of 338.45 inhabitants per km². Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium. Known as Atuatuca Tungrorum to the Romans, it was the administrative centre of the district Tungri under their rule. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders (which is one of the three regions of Belgium), and is located west of the Meuse river. ... Hasselt is a city in Belgium, capital of the province of Belgian Limburg. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Roman Forum was the central area around which ancient Rome developed. ... The Tungri were a tribe of ancient Gaul who occupied the lands of the northern Arduenna Silva (Ardennes), along the lower valley of the Mosa (Meuse). ...
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Tongeren, the oldest town in Belgium, was founded in 15 BC as a base and supply station for the Roman troops ïn the Rhine region, at the intersection of the Cologne -Bavay (Northern France) and Aarlen- Nijmegen military roads.
Tongeren is situated within the fertile sloping landscape of Haspengouw.
Tongeren is a town where history still lives and breathes, but it is also a town with a young, dynamic heart.
The rural market town of Tongeren (French Tongres), which is also a local administrative center, lies on the little river Jeker and is surrounded by the fertile fields of the Hesbaye (Hasbengouw).
Tongeren is proud of its claim to be the oldest town in Belgium.
Tongeren was raised to be a bishopric around 315 but, however, soon this was removed to Maastricht and in the eighth C. to Liège.
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