Hasselt - Hasselt (English spelling)

The capital of the province of Limburg, located in northeastern Belgium and bordering the Netherlands. Population 68,771 (2002). It is located on the left bank of the Demel River, which flows northwest along the southern edge of the Kempen (Kampine) plateau. Since the Middle Ages, it has been a key transportation and commercial location, but since the beginning of the 20th century, coalfields in the east were developed and the city has grown rapidly. In addition to traditional industries such as gin brewing and tobacco manufacturing, metal processing is carried out and a large-scale electronics industry has also developed. In the vast Bokrijk provincial estate nearby, there is a nature reserve and the Kempen (Kampine) Folk House Museum.

[Tamiko Kawakami]

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ベルギー北東部、オランダに接するリンブルフ州の州都。人口6万8771（2002）。ケンペン（カンピーヌ）台地南縁を北西流するデメル川左岸に位置する。中世以来、交通、商業の要地であったが、20世紀初頭より東部で炭田が開発され、急速に発達。ジン醸造、たばこ製造などの伝統工業のほか金属加工業が行われ、また大規模な電子工業も発展した。近郊の広大なボクレイク州有地には、自然保護区やケンペン（カンピーヌ）民家博物館がある。

［川上多美子］

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