Aarschot (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːrsxɔt] ) is a city and municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Aarschot proper and the towns of Gelrode, Langdorp and Rillaar. On January 1, 2019, Aarschot had a sum population of 30,106. The total area is 62.52 km (24.14 sq mi) which gives a population density of 446 inhabitants per km.

It is located in the part of Flemish Brabant called Hageland, located to the east of Leuven. Aarschot is a entirely typical town once a long history, dating support to the become old of the Roman emperors, according to myths. The church, which dominates the see of the city, is built once the typical brown stone quarried from the hills in the surrounding areas. These thesame hills were in the Middle Ages house to some of the most well-regarded vineyards of Europe. Today the chain hills, which originate in Bolderberg, Heusden-Zolder, and continue as far away as Calais in France, are mainly covered following woods and fruit yards.

The title of Duke of Aarschot, created in 1533, is the oldest (not-Sovereign) Ducal title in Belgium (title created for the House of Croÿ, later inherited by the House of Arenberg that nevertheless holds it).

While the Church of Our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk) definitely leaves its mark on the announce of the city, nothing defines Aarschot improved than the river that passes through it: the Demer. Aarschot is situated in the valley of this brown-colored river.

Aarschot was hit very hard in World War I. When German troops occupied the city on 19 August 1914, Colonel Stenger, commander of the 8th German Infantry Brigade, was shot dead on the balcony of the town hall. The German reprisal was certainly harsh.
Many houses were set burning and 156 people were executed, including Mayor Tielemans and his 15-year-old son. The adjacent day, the entire population was ordered to evacuate the city.