Beringen

Beringen is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg The Beringen municipality consists of the city of Beringen right and the vintage communes of Beverlo, Koersel, and Paal. Beringen become already inhabited in Celtic times, as confirmed through the 1995 archeological reveals of gold coins and artifacts on its territory. These date from round 90 BC and are the most northerly late-Iron-Age gold gadgets determined in Europe.

Other finds, such as of Roman coins, suggest a totally early establishment. The first point out of Beringen dates to 1120 while it was called 'Beringe', a word derived from the 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. For maximum of the medieval period, it became part of the County of Loon, from which it received its metropolis constitution in 1239. The metropolis changed into then included by using marvelous moats and gated walls.