Limousine à Rillaar

Aarschot (Prononciation néerlandaise : [ˈaːrsxɔt] ) est une ville et une commune de la province du Brabant flamand, en Flandre, en Belgique. La commune comprend la ville d'Aarschot proprement dite et les villes de Gelrode, Langdorp et Rillaar. Au 1er janvier 2019, Aarschot comptait 30 106 habitants. La superficie totale de la commune est de 62,52 km2, ce qui donne une densité de population de 446 habitants par km2.

It is located in the allocation of Flemish Brabant called Hageland, located to the east of Leuven. Aarschot is a very typical town taking into account a long history, dating support to the get older of the Roman emperors, according to myths. The church, which dominates the look of the city, is built taking into consideration the typical brown stone quarried from the hills in the surrounding areas. These same 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 and wide as Calais in France, are mainly covered with 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 familial by the House of Arenberg that still holds it).

Alors que l'église Notre-Dame (Église Notre-Dame) definitely leaves its mark on the appearance of the city, nothing defines Aarschot bigger than the river that passes through it: the Demer. Aarschot is situated in the valley of this brown-colored river.

Aarschot was hit very difficult in World War I. When German troops occupied the city upon 19 August 1914, Colonel Stenger, commander of the 8th German Infantry Brigade, was shot dead upon the balcony of the town hall. The German reprisal was enormously harsh.
De nombreuses maisons furent incendiées et 156 personnes furent exécutées, dont le bourgmestre Tielemans et son fils de 15 ans. Le lendemain, toute la population reçut l'ordre d'évacuer la ville.