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Heusden-Zolder | |
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 Heusden-Zolder town hall | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Heusden-Zolder  | |
  Heusden-Zolder Location in Belgium Location of Heusden-Zolder in Limburg  | |
| Coordinates:51°03′N05°17′E / 51.050°N 5.283°E /51.050; 5.283 | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province |  Limburg |
| Arrondissement | Hasselt |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Borremans |
| • Governing party/ies | G❘O❘E❘D,Vooruit,CD&V-Groen |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.4 km2 (20.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 33,406 |
| • Density | 630/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 3550 |
| NIS code | 71070 |
| Area codes | 011 |
| Website | www |
Heusden-Zolder (Flemish:[ˌɦøːzdə(n)ˈzɔldər];Limburgish:Heuze-Zolder[ˌɦøːzəˈzɔldəʀ])[tone?] is amunicipality located in theBelgianprovince of Limburg nearHasselt. On 1 January 2006 Heusden-Zolder had a total population of 30,769. The total area is 53.23 km² which gives apopulation density of 578 inhabitants per km².
Heusden-Zolder was the result of the merger on 1 January 1977 of the two former municipalities ofHeusden andZolder, and currently consists of the former Heusden parishes of Heusden centre, Berkenbos andEversel, and the former Zolder parishes of Zolder centre,Boekt, Viversel, Bolderberg and Lindeman.
Heusden-Zolder is home to almost 2,000immigrants from all over the world. This is due to the (now closed) coal mine of Zolder. During the 1960s Belgian coal mines faced an enormous shortage of employees. To address this problem, foreigner labourers were encouraged to immigrate and work near the mines. After their closure (the mine in Zolder was the last one in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxemburg to close in 1992) most of the immigrants chose to stay, which makes Heusden-Zolder a relativelymulticultural place.
The town hall, a large glass construction, is located in Zolder centre since the merger. As a compromise, the former town hall of Heusden is now used instead by the localsocial security department (OCMW).
Heusden-Zolder has one hospital, theSint-Franciscusziekenhuis. Also, it has one secondary school, the Sint-Franciscuscollege, which is spread over two campusses: one in Heusden centre and one in Berkenbos. Heusden-Zolder also has a railway station, called "Zolder station". The town is easily accessible via theAlbert Canal and the highwayE314 and has therefore several industrial zones, such as 'Zolder-Lummen'.
Heusden-Zolder has anoceanic climate due toGulf Stream influence, in spite of its inland position. The municipality is in the region with the warmest summers in theBenelux region with 23.9 °C (75.0 °F) July average highs.
| Climate data for Heusden-Zolder (1981–2010 normals, sunshine 1984–2013) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) | 6.8 (44.2) | 10.6 (51.1) | 14.4 (57.9) | 19.0 (66.2) | 21.5 (70.7) | 23.9 (75.0) | 23.5 (74.3) | 19.5 (67.1) | 15.1 (59.2) | 9.8 (49.6) | 6.4 (43.5) | 14.6 (58.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 3.0 (37.4) | 3.4 (38.1) | 6.6 (43.9) | 9.4 (48.9) | 13.6 (56.5) | 16.2 (61.2) | 18.5 (65.3) | 17.9 (64.2) | 14.7 (58.5) | 11.1 (52.0) | 6.7 (44.1) | 3.8 (38.8) | 10.4 (50.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 0.0 (32.0) | −0.2 (31.6) | 2.2 (36.0) | 4.0 (39.2) | 8.0 (46.4) | 10.8 (51.4) | 13.0 (55.4) | 12.4 (54.3) | 9.7 (49.5) | 6.6 (43.9) | 3.2 (37.8) | 1.0 (33.8) | 5.9 (42.6) |
| Averageprecipitation mm (inches) | 72.3 (2.85) | 61.0 (2.40) | 66.4 (2.61) | 50.7 (2.00) | 66.4 (2.61) | 78.2 (3.08) | 78.5 (3.09) | 74.9 (2.95) | 67.1 (2.64) | 74.6 (2.94) | 75.7 (2.98) | 78.5 (3.09) | 844.5 (33.25) |
| Average precipitation days | 13.2 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 10.1 | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.9 | 10.6 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 12.9 | 13.3 | 139.4 |
| Mean monthlysunshine hours | 57 | 73 | 120 | 167 | 201 | 195 | 207 | 197 | 139 | 115 | 62 | 45 | 1,577 |
| Source:Royal Meteorological Institute[5] | |||||||||||||
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