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 part of Flemish Brabant called Hageland, located to the east of Leuven. Aarschot is a extremely typical town as soon as a long history, dating urge on to the mature of the Roman emperors, according to myths. The church, which dominates the see of the city, is built with the typical brown stone quarried from the hills in the surrounding areas. These similar 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 subsequently woods and fruit yards.

Le titre de duc d'Aarschot, créé en 1533, est le plus ancien titre ducal (non souverain) de Belgique (titre créé pour la maison de Croÿ, plus tard familial par la maison d'Arenberg qui le détient néanmoins).

Alors que l'église Notre-Dame (Église Notre-Dame) definitely leaves its mark on the atmosphere 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 upon 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 very harsh.
Many houses were set alight and 156 people were executed, including Mayor Tielemans and his 15-year-old son. The neighboring day, the entire population was ordered to evacuate the city.