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Cloth Hall of Zoutleeuw

Cloth Hall of Zoutleeuw

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Cloth Hall of Zoutleeuw

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Location: Zoutleeuw, Leuven, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium

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March 7, 2024

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The elongated building next to the town hall (to the right of the lion on the steps of the town hall in one of the photos) is the former cloth hall. Built after Duke John III had given permission, after his visit to the city around 1316. Used alternately as a bread house (1359), alderman's house (1361), cloth and meat hall (1368 and 1374 respectively) and finally as a guild chamber. Immovable Heritage Inventory 2024: Lakenhalle, id.erfgoed.net/erfgoedobjecten/43128

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September 10, 2024

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Zoutleeuw was an important trading centre in the Middle Ages. As early as the twelfth century, merchants from Leeuw travelled not only to their own region, but also to Germany, …

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May 18, 2020

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The cloth hall was built after Zoutleeuw developed into an important trading center in the Middle Ages, due to its location on the connecting road between Cologne and Bruges.

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