Aarschot
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Aarschot is a Belgian city on the Demer, which is located in the province of Flemish Brabant on the northern edge of the Andes and hail around 29,000 inhabitants.
History
In late antiquity, Aarschot was probably a Roman camp and in the Middle Ages an important trading center. Since 1125 the city was the center of a rule, the Emperor Charles V in 1518 to Margraviate ( Marquisat ) and 1533 raised to a duchy and bestowed on a sideline of the noble family Croÿ. After they died in 1612 Aarschot came to a branch of the House of Arenberg.
Attractions
In the city are among other windmills dating from the 13th to 16th centuries. Significantly, the Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk (Frauenkirche), a church in the style of Demergotik from the years 1337 et seq high tower, late Gothic rood screen ( 1510-1525 ) and carved choir stalls with original misericords. Of the fortifications that Aarschot had in the Middle Ages, a tower is just left.
Rail links and economic
Aarschot is a railway hub and lies on the railway line Tongeren - Brussels - Ghent - Bruges - Knokke. In addition, there are inter-regional connections to Antwerp and Liege. At the train station of Aarschot daily run around 240 trains.
The operated in Aarschot industries among others include the production of batteries, breweries and food industries; important is the cultivation of asparagus.
Sons and daughters of the town
- Rik Daems ( born 1959 ), Flemish politician, painter and wine merchants
- Garry De Graef ( born 1974 ), football player
- Arthur Meulemans (1884-1966), composer and conductor
- Frans Verbeeck ( b. 1941 ), cyclist
- Pieter Jozef Verhaghen (1728-1811), painter
- Scala & Kolacny Brothers, girl choir