Tongeren
Tongeren
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City and municipality | |
View of the Grote Markt | |
Location of Tongeren | |
| Coordinates: 50°47′N 05°28′E / 50.783°N 5.467°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | Limburg |
| Arrondissement | Tongeren |
| Area | |
• Total | 87.81 km2 (33.90 sq mi) |
| Population (2020-01-01) | |
• Total | 31,142 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (920/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3700 |
| NIS code | 73083 |
| Area codes | 012 |
| Website | www.tongeren.be |
Tongeren (Dutch: [ˈtɔŋərə(n)] ⓘ; French: Tongres [tɔ̃ɡʁ]; German: Tongern [ˈtɔŋɐn]; Limburgish: Tóngere [ˈtʊŋəʀə]) is a city and former municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, in the southeastern corner of the Flemish region of Belgium. Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium, as the only Roman administrative capital within the country's borders. As a Roman city, it was inhabited by the Tungri, and known as Atuatuca Tungrorum, it was the administrative centre of the Civitas Tungrorum district. Since 1 January 2025, it is part of the new municipality Tongeren-Borgloon