Koekelare
Koekelare | |
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 Dorpsstraat in Koekelare with Saint Martinus Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Koekelare  | |
  Koekelare Location in Belgium
Location of Koekelare in West Flanders  | |
| Coordinates: 51°05′N 02°58′E / 51.083°N 2.967°E | |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish region |
| Province | West Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Diksmuide |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Patrick Lansens (Vooruit) |
| • Governing party/ies | Vooruit, N-VA |
| Area | |
| • Total | 39.44 km2 (15.23 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 8,784 |
| • Density | 220/km2 (580/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 8680 |
| NIS code | 32010 |
| Area codes | 051 |
| Website | www.koekelare.be |
Koekelare (Dutch: [ˈkukəˌlaːrə]; West Flemish: Kookloare) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bovekerke, Koekelare proper and Zande.[2] On 1 January 2006 Koekelare had a total population of 8,291. The total area is 39.19 km² which gives a population density of 212 inhabitants per km².
Koekelare was formerly written as Couckelaere.
Towns
[edit]The municipality comprises Koekelare proper, but also contains the villages Bovekerke, Zande and De Mokker. Bovekerke and Zande are "deelgemeentes", who were independent municipalities until the 70s; De Mokker is part of Koekelare proper.
| # | Name | Population (1999) |
|---|---|---|
| I (IV) |
Koekelare - Koekelare - De Mokker |
6.879 |
| II | Bovekerke | 1.000 |
| III | Zande | 302 |
Source :Streekplatform Westhoek. Socio-economische beleidsvisie & hefboomprojecten voor de Westhoek
Koekelare borders the following villages:
- a. Handzame (more specifically Edewalle) (Kortemark)
- b. Werken (Kortemark)
- c. Vladslo (Diksmuide)
- d. Leke (Diksmuide)
- e. Sint-Pieters-Kapelle (Middelkerke)
- f. Zevekote (Gistel)
- g. Moere (Gistel)
- h. Eernegem (Ichtegem)
- i. Ichtegem (Ichtegem)
Sights
[edit]Museums
[edit]- Lange Max Museum, located on Site Lange Max (World War I)
- Käthe Kollwitz Museum (World War I)
- Fransmansmuseum
Buildings, monuments and structures
[edit]- Hovaeremolen, a windmill used as German observation post during World War I.
- Batterie Pommern
References
[edit]- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Vandeputte, Omer; Devos, Filip (2007). Gids voor Vlaanderen: toeristische en culturele gids voor alle steden en dorpen in Vlaanderen (in Dutch). Lannoo Uitgeverij. p. 636. ISBN 978-90-209-5963-5.
External links
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Media related to Koekelare at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Lange Max Museum
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| Ostend | ||
| Roeselare | ||
| Tielt | ||
| Veurne | ||
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