Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Hasselt
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
==Main sights== [[File:Herkenrodeabdij1.jpg|thumb|[[Herkenrode Abbey]]]] [[File:Oud Gasthuis Thonissenlaan.jpg|thumb|''Grauwzustersklooster'', including the Old Inn]] {{multiple image | width = 150 | footer = [[Eclecticism in architecture|Eclectic architecture]] in Hasselt | image1 = Hasselt - Voormalig postgebouw.jpg | caption1 = Old Post Office | image2 = Hasselt Provincieraadsgebouw 1.JPG | caption2 = Old Provincial Government Building }} * [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] [[St. Quentin's Cathedral]], seat of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Hasselt]] * [[Virga Jesse Basilica]], late-[[Baroque architecture|baroque]] and early-[[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] architecture * [[Herkenrode Abbey]], Cistercian monastery * [[Beguinage]] of Hasselt * Grote Markt, including the timber-framed house ''Het Sweert'' * Havermarkt, including the Old Post Office, the Old Courthouse, and the Augustinian Abbey * Several buildings in the style of [[Mosan Renaissance architecture]], among them the former ''Grauwzustersklooster'' (Abbey of the [[Third Order of Saint Francis|Grey Sisters of the Third Order]]) * Several buildings in the style of [[Eclecticism in architecture|eclectic architecture]], among them the Old Post Office and the Old Provincial Government Building * [[Neoclassical architecture|Neoclassical]] Old City Hall * Refuge of Herkenrode Abbey, the city's oldest civic building * Old Prison, now housing [[Hasselt University]] * Oud Kerkhof, historic cemetery * New City Hall, christened '''t Scheep'' (The Ship) * New Courthouse * [[Art Museum Z33]] in the Beguinage * National [[Jenever]] Museum<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Times |first=The Brussels |title=Hidden Belgium: The Jenever Museum |url=https://www.brusselstimes.com/291698/hidden-belgium-the-jenever-museum |access-date=2022-09-25 |website=www.brusselstimes.com |language=en}}</ref> * City Museum of Hasselt * Fashion Museum in the former ''Grauwzustersklooster'' * Cultuurcentrum Hasselt * [[Japanese Garden of Hasselt|Japanese gardens]], the largest in Europe * Kiewit Nature Park * [[Kiewit Airfield]] (recreational) ===Events=== *The Virga Jesse festival, featuring a Procession of the historic wooden statue of infant Jesus with Mary, is celebrated every seven years, it will be in August 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hasselt.be/nl/content/1453/virga-jessefeesten.html |title=Hasselt Town Hall's Virga Jesse link |publisher=Hasselt.be |access-date=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319041551/http://www.hasselt.be/nl/content/1453/virga-jessefeesten.html |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref> *The yearly Jenever Festival celebrates the history of Jenever in Hasselt. *Hasselt celebrates [[Carnival]], but at a slightly different date than most places.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hasselt.be/nl/press/2817/carnaval-2010-halfvastenweekend.html |title=Hasselt Town Hall's Carnival link |publisher=Hasselt.be |date=15 February 2010 |access-date=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111001131351/http://www.hasselt.be/nl/press/2817/carnaval-2010-halfvastenweekend.html |archive-date=1 October 2011 }}</ref> *The suburb Kiewit is the location of the yearly [[Pukkelpop]] (''Pimple Pop'') festival, one of Europe's largest alternative music festivals with over a hundred concerts. ''Rimpelrock'' (''Wrinkle Rock''), a festival with music for an older audience, is held at the same location one week prior. *As in most Belgian cities, there is an annual [[Kermesse (festival)|Kermesse]] on a date associated with the local church's patron saint - in this case [[Lambert of Maastricht|Saint Lambert]] -, which takes place in September.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hasselt.be/nl/content/6880/b-b-kermis-b-b-in-hasselt.html |title=Hasselt Town Hall's Kermis page |publisher=Hasselt.be |access-date=21 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120319041535/http://www.hasselt.be/nl/content/6880/b-b-kermis-b-b-in-hasselt.html |archive-date=19 March 2012 }}</ref> *The [[Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005]] was held in Hasselt. *The [[Grand Prix van Hasselt]] is a [[cyclo-cross]] race held in November which is part of the [[BPost Bank Trophy]]. *[[Gaz de France Stars]] was a [[WTA Tour]] tennis tournament held in Hasselt from 2004 to 2006. *The [[European Championship (darts)|European Darts Championship]] was held in the city's [[Trixxo Arena]] three times from 2015-2017.
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)