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((Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Beringen
|type             = city
|picture          = Beringen - Sint-Pieters-Bandenkerk.jpg
|picture-legend   = [[St. Peter in Chains Church (Beringen)|St. Peter in Chains Church]] on Beringen Market Square
|map              = Beringen Limburg Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Beringen in Limburg
|arms             = Beringen wapen2.svg
|flag             = Beringenvlag.png
|region           = ((BE-REG-FLE))
|community        = ((BE-NL))
|province         = ((BE-PROV-LI))
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Hasselt|Hasselt]]
|nis              = 71004
|pyramid-date     = 01/01/2006
|0-19=23.94
|20-64=61.60
|65=14.46
|foreigners=4.86
|foreigners-date  = 01/07/2005
|mayor            = [[Thomas Vints]] ([[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]]) (2019-24) 
|majority         = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]], [[New Flemish Alliance|N-VA]], [[VOLUIT]] 
|postal-codes     = 3580, 3581, 3582, 3583
|telephone-area   = 011
|web              = [http://www.beringen.be/ www.beringen.be]
|coordinates      = ((coord|51|02|56|N|05|13|34|E|region:BE|display=inline,title))
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'''Beringen''' (((IPA-nl|ˈbeːrɪŋə(n)|-|Nl-Beringen.ogg)); ((lang-fr|Béringue)), ((IPA-fr|beʁɛ̃ɡ)); ((lang-li|Berringe))) is a [[City status in Belgium|city]] and [[Municipalities in Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] [[Provinces of Belgium|province]] of [[Limburg (Belgium)|Limburg]].  The Beringen [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] includes the town of Beringen proper and the old communes of [[Beverlo]], Koersel, and [[Paal, Belgium|Paal]].

==History==

===Origins===
((Quote box |width=22em |align=left |bgcolor=#B0D4DE
|title=Historical affiliations
|fontsize=85% |quote=<poem>((flagicon image|Loon Arms.svg)) [[County of Loon]] 1120–1366
((flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg)) [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]] 1366–1789
((flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg)) [[Republic of Liège]] 1789–1791
((flagicon image|LuikVlag.svg)) [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]] 1791–1795
((flagicon image|Flag of France (1794-1815).svg)) [[French First Republic|French Republic]] 1795–1804
((flagicon image|Flag of France (1794-1815).svg)) [[First French Empire|French Empire]] 1804–1815
((flagicon image|Flag of the Netherlands.svg)) [[United Kingdom of the Netherlands|Kingdom of the Netherlands]] 1815–1830
((flag|Kingdom of Belgium)) 1830–present</poem>
))
Beringen was already inhabited in [[Celt]]ic times, as proven by the 1995 archeological finds of gold coins and artifacts on its territory.  These date from around 90 BC and are the most northerly late-[[Iron-Age]] gold objects found in Europe.<ref>[https://oar.onroerenderfgoed.be/publicaties/AIVT/6/AIVT006-001.pdf De Keltische goudschat van Beringen (Limburg)]</ref>  Other finds, including of Roman coins, indicate a very early establishment.<ref name=heem>[http://www.heemkunde-beringen.be/historisch/framehistorisch.htm Beringen historisch] ((in lang|nl))</ref>  The first mention of Beringen dates to 1120 when it was known as 'Beringe', a word derived from the [[Germanic language|Germanic]] Beringum, which meant 'with the people of Bero'.  During [[Carolingian]] times, the land of Beringen had been donated to the abbey of [[Corbie]] in [[France]].<ref name=oe/>

For most of the [[medieval]] period, it was part of the [[County of Loon]], from which it received its city [[charter]] in 1239.  The city was then protected by impressive [[moat]]s and gated walls.  The county of Loon as a whole was annexed to the [[Prince-Bishopric of Liège]] in 1366.  Beringen became one of the bishopric's 23 ''bonnes villes'' (principal cities) and shared its history until its dissolution in 1795.<ref name=oe>[https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/dibe/geheel/20879 De Inventaris van het Bouwkundig Erfgoed: Beringen (ID: 20879)] ((in lang|nl))</ref>

===Mining past===
Under [[André Dumont (geologist)|André Dumont]]’s guidance, the first coal-bearing drill cores were obtained in [[Campine]] in 1901, leading to several coalmines being established in the region. The first production in Koersel dates from 1919.  The golden age of coal production started right after [[World War II]] and lasted until the late 1950s, when cheaper energy sources were made available elsewhere.  The last coal mine in Beringen closed its doors on October 28, 1989.  The remaining slag heaps and mining buildings are still very obvious around the city.

==Sights==
[[File:Steenkoolmijn Beringen.jpg|thumb|190px|Beringen coal mine]]
*The Beringen Mine Museum and [[spoil tip]] is one of Beringen’s main attractions and retraces the industrial history of the region.  It is a former Anchor Point of ERIH, the [[European Route of Industrial Heritage]].<ref name=ERIH>((cite web
|url=http://www.erih.net/nc/anchor-points/detail.html?user_erihobjects_pi2%5Bpointer%5D=0&user_erihobjects_pi2%5Bmode%5D=1&user_erihobjects_pi2%5BshowUid%5D=15156&user_erihobjects_pi2%5Bregionalroute%5D=0&user_erihobjects_pi2%5BanchorOnly%5D=1&user_erihobjects_pi2%5BmembersOnly%5D=0|title=ERIH Entry: Flemish Coal Mining Museum
|date=2014
|publisher=European Route of Industrial Heritage
|access-date=30 January 2015
))</ref><ref>[http://mijnmuseum.be/en/ Site of the Mine Museum]</ref>
*The [[St. Peter in Chains Church (Beringen)|St. Peter in Chains Church]], with its elegant spire and rich [[Baroque]] interior.
*With its good network of biking trails, Beringen is also one of the best places in Campine for bikers.

==Events==
*Yearly [[Kermesse (festival)|Kermesses]] take place both in Beringen Paal and in Koersel.
*At the beginning of August, Paal also organizes a whole-day musical event: "Paal op Stelten"
*The two-day-long "Koersel Terrast" takes place in late spring: music, dance, and fireworks are enjoyed by adults and children alike.
*A round of the [[Ethias Cross]] cyclocross race series has been held on a course on part of the site of the former coal mine since the 2019—2020 season
* The 1st round of the 2024 Exact Cross, Cyclocross Trophy was held here on 8 Oct. First place was taken by [[Fem Van Empel]].

==Famous past and present residents==

*[[Lodewijk Heyligen]] (1304, Beringen - 1361, [[Avignon]]), [[Benedictine]] [[monk]] and music theorist
*[[Henricus Calenus]] (1583, Beringen - 1653, [[City of Brussels|Brussels]]), clergyman who played a role in the history of [[Jansenism]].
*[[Jo Vandeurzen]], [[politician]] (b. 1958)
*[[Ingrid Berghmans]], [[judo]]ka (b. 1961)
*[[Mauro Pawlowski]], musician (b. 1971)

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
((Commons category))
*[http://www.beringen.be Official website] - Available only in [[Dutch language|Dutch]]

((Geographic location
|Centre = Beringen
|N  = [[Ham, Belgium|Ham]], [[Leopoldsburg]]
|NE = [[Hechtel-Eksel]]
|E  = [[Houthalen-Helchteren]]
|S  = [[Lummen]], [[Heusden-Zolder]]
|SW = [[Diest]] ([[Flemish Brabant|VBR]])
|W  = [[Tessenderlo]]
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((Municipalities in Limburg))
((Authority control))

[[Category:Municipalities of Limburg (Belgium)]]

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