Hasselt, capital of the Belgian province of Limburg, situated 18 miles by rail NW. of Maas-tricht, has several distilleries, manufactures linen fabrics, lace, and tobacco, and cultivates tobacco, madder, and chicory. Pop. 13,194.
Hasselt
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 5: Friday to Humanitarians, p. 580
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