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Godsheide | |
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Village | |
 The parish church of Godsheide. | |
  Godsheide Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′13″N 5°23′06″E / 50.937°N 5.385°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Province | Limburg |
| Municipality | Hasselt |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.28 km2 (2.04 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,426 |
| • Density | 460/km2 (1,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET |
Godsheide (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣɔtsˌɦɛidə]) is a village and Catholic parish within the north-eastern corner of the Belgian city of Hasselt, in the province of Limburg.
Between the village and the main town of Hasselt there are several large modern developments - the Hasselt golf club, the Grenslandhallen entertainment centre, the Limburg provincial government buildings, and the Kinepolis cinema complex.
Apart from the rest of Hasselt, it is bounded by Diepenbeek on the east, and Bokrijk, a part of Genk, to the north. The parish is divided in northern and southern sections by the waterways and roads which both run east–west through it. The Albert Canal separates the modern main village from a northern section, "Vosseberg", which has access to the main village via two bridges, while the southern extreme of the parish, "Wolske", lies to the south of the Demer and the nearby Universiteitslaan main road. At the southern extremity, Godsheide touches the old steenweg (old main road) between Hasselt and Maastricht, which also runs in an east–west manner.
Godsheide VV is the local soccer club, and there is a local catholic primary school and a scouts group.
- ^ a b "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 71022A6". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 6 May 2022.