Tongeren is a city in the Limburg province of Belgium, in the southeastern corner of the Flemish Region, and is described as the oldest town in Belgium, the only Roman administrative capital within the present-day borders of the country. Known in Roman times as Atuatuca Tungrorum, it served as the administrative center of the Civitas Tungrorum, home to the Tungri people. As of 2020 it had a population of 31,142; as of January 1, 2025 Tongeren merged into the new municipality of Tongeren-Borgloon. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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population 31,142 (2020)
Tongeren (Wikipedia)
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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.
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