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Hoegaarden (Dutch: [ˈɦuɣaːrdə(n)]) is village in the municipality with the same name, in the province of Flemish Brabant, in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium.
The current village was founded in 981 by the last ruler of the county of Brunengeruz. Countess Alpaïdis (Alpeide) later gave her county and castle (today the site of St-Gorgoniuskerk) to the Prince-Bishop of Liège. As an enclave of the Liège prince bishopric the village had tax advantages over the villages in the surrounding Duchy of Brabant, leading to the growth of the brewing industry. This tax advantage was lost after the French Revolution once the Prince-Bishopric of Liège was abolished. The industry had withered to nothing by 1955, but Pierre Celis later re-launched the town's now iconic white beer which has since gone on to become a global brand. In December 2005, it was decided to close the Hoegaarden Brewery and move the production of the beers to the Jupille brewery in southern Belgium. However, the beer could not be brewed there with the right characteristics, and so the plan was cancelled.
The current village was founded in 981 by the last ruler of the county of Brunengeruz. Countess Alpaïdis (Alpeide) later gave her county and castle (today the site of St-Gorgoniuskerk) to the Prince-Bishop of Liège. As an enclave of the Liège prince bishopric the village had tax advantages over the villages in the surrounding Duchy of Brabant, leading to the growth of the brewing industry. This tax advantage was lost after the French Revolution once the Prince-Bishopric of Liège was abolished. The industry had withered to nothing by 1955, but Pierre Celis later re-launched the town's now iconic white beer which has since gone on to become a global brand. In December 2005, it was decided to close the Hoegaarden Brewery and move the production of the beers to the Jupille brewery in southern Belgium. However, the beer could not be brewed there with the right characteristics, and so the plan was cancelled.
Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoegaarden
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Coordinates: 50°47'16"N 4°52'39"E
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- Aarschot 29 km
- Overijse 30 km
- Herselt 34 km
- Heist-op-den-Berg (municipality) 41 km
- City of Brussels 42 km
- Brussels-Capital Region 47 km
- Mechelen (municipality) 48 km
- Herentals 48 km
- Lier (municipality) 49 km
- The Gardens of Hoegaarden 2 km
- Depot Vissenaken 6.3 km
- Command and Staff Quarters 6.6 km
- Belgian Army Service Families Housing 7.3 km
- Beauvechain Air Base 8.2 km
- Runway 04R/22L 8.4 km
- Runway 04/22 8.5 km
- Taxiway 8.6 km
- Belgian Army Service Families Housing 10 km
- Meerdaal Forest 13 km