Aarschot (Nederlandse uitspraak: [ˈaːrsxɔt] ) is een stad en gemeente in de provincie Vlaams-Brabant, in Vlaanderen, België. De gemeente omvat de stad Aarschot zelf en de steden Gelrode, Langdorp en Rillaar. Op 1 januari 2019 had Aarschot een totale bevolking van 30.106. De totale oppervlakte is 62,52 km (24,14 sq mi), wat een bevolkingsdichtheid van 446 inwoners per km oplevert.

It is located in the allocation of Flemish Brabant called Hageland, located to the east of Leuven. Aarschot is a totally typical town behind a long history, dating put happening to to the grow old of the Roman emperors, according to myths. The church, which dominates the look of the city, is built considering the typical brown rock 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 away as Calais in France, are mainly covered with woods and fruit yards.

De titel van hertog van Aarschot, gecreëerd in 1533, is de oudste (niet-soevereine) hertogelijke titel in België (titel gecreëerd voor het Huis van Croÿ, later geërfd door het Huis van Arenberg, dat deze titel nog steeds draagt).

Terwijl de Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk (Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk) definitely leaves its mark upon the tone of the city, nothing defines Aarschot enlarged 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 definitely harsh.
Many houses were set blazing and 156 people were executed, including Mayor Tielemans and his 15-year-old son. The next day, the entire population was ordered to evacuate the city.