Lo | |
Settlement Type: | Borough |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Belgium |
Subdivision Type1: | Province |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Lo-Reninge |
Coordinates: | 50.9803°N 2.7483°W |
Area Total Km2: | 15.69 |
Population Note: | Source: NIS |
Population As Of: | 2002 |
Population Total: | 1173 |
Population Density Km2: | 75 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 8647 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Lo is a place in the Belgian province of West Flanders in Belgium and a borough of the municipality Lo-Reninge. Lo is a small medieval town and the community Lo-Reninge of which it is a part obtained the city title in 1985. The Old Town Hall of Lo, built between 1565-1566, and its belfry were inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France site.[1]
Lo is notable as the location of Caesarsboom, an ancient European Yew designated a national monument of Belgium.[2]