Lo, Belgium

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Old town hall and belfry of Lo (DSCF9552).jpg
Old town hall and belfry in Lo
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Coordinates: 50°58′49″N02°44′54″E / 50.98028°N 2.74833°E / 50.98028; 2.74833 Coordinates: 50°58′49″N02°44′54″E / 50.98028°N 2.74833°E / 50.98028; 2.74833
Country Belgium
Province Flag of West Flanders.svg  West Flanders
Municipality Lo-Reninge
Area
  Total15.69 km2 (6.06 sq mi)
Population
 (2002)
  Total1,173
  Density75/km2 (190/sq mi)
 Source: NIS
Postal code
8647

Lo is a place in the Belgian province of West Flanders in Belgium and a borough of the municipality Lo-Reninge. Lo is a small medieval town and the community Lo-Reninge of which it is a part obtained the city title in 1985. The Old Town Hall of Lo, built between 1565-1566, and its belfry were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site. [1]

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Lo is notable as the location of Caesarsboom, an ancient European Yew designated a national monument of Belgium. [2]

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References

  1. "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  2. Walking the Walls: Kent County Council, le Syndicat Mixte de la Côte d'Opale and the Province of West Flanders [ permanent dead link ].