Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region.
Image: Panorama Hasselt stadscentrum met Sint Quintinuskathedraal en Blauwe Boulevard
Image: Grotemarkt Hasselt
Image: Hasselt Het Sweert 2
Image: Stadhuis Hasselt
The Kingdom of Belgium is divided into three regions. Two of these regions, Flanders and Wallonia, are each subdivided into five provinces. The third region, Brussels, does not belong to any province and nor is it subdivided into provinces. Instead, it has amalgamated both regional and provincial functions into a single "Capital Region" administration.
Belgium at its independence in 1830