Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968)
The Catholic University of Leuven or Louvain was founded in 1834 in Mechelen as the Catholic University of Belgium, and moved its seat to the town of Leuven in 1835, changing its name to Catholic University of Leuven. In 1968, it was split into two universities, the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and the Université catholique de Louvain, following tensions between the Dutch and French-speaking student bodies.
Pope Gregory XVI, co-founder in 1834 with the bishops of Belgium of the Catholic University of Malines, which would later become the Catholic University of Leuven
Castle Arenberg, part of the university
Book celebrating the 25 anniversary of the founding of the Catholic University of Louvain, November 3, 1859.
The ruins of the Catholic University of Leuven's library after it was burned by the German army in 1914
Leuven or Louvain is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometres east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the sub-municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Leuven proper, Wilsele, Wijgmaal and part of Haasrode and Korbeek-Lo. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants.
Leuven Town Hall in 2019
View over Leuven, late 19th century
The ruins of the Catholic University of Leuven's library after it was burned by the German army in 1914
Fonske was designed by Jef Claerhout.
