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Wilderen

Belgium / Flamisch Brabant / Zoutleeuw /
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Wilderen is a village in the Belgian province of Limburg and a sub-municipality of Sint-Truiden, it was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1971.
Wilderen was first mentioned in 1139 as Wilre, derived from the Latin term for farm. Wilderen, together with Grazen, formed a manor under the county of Duras. In the early 13th century it became a fief of the county of Loon, but half of Wilderen was donated by the Count of Duras to the Abbey of Sint-Truiden.

In Wilderen the mother church stood for the county to which Runkelen also belonged. Wilderen still forms a single parish together with Duras.
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Coordinates:   50°49'3"N   5°8'44"E
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