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The historic Felmish town of Leuven traces its
origins to a fortified camp constructed here by
Julius Caesar. In medieval times, the town became
an inportant center of the cloth trade, but it
was as a seat of learning that it achieved international
prominence. In 1425, Pope Martin V and Count John
of Brabant founded Leuven's university, and by
the mid 1500's it was one of Europe's most prestigious
academic institutions, the home of such famous
scholars as Erasmus and Mercator.
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