Koekelare
Koekelare | |
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![]() Dorpsstraat in Koekelare with Saint Martinus Church | |
Coordinates: 51°05′N 02°58′E / 51.083°N 2.967°E | |
Country | ![]() |
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 pronunciation: [ˈkukəlaːrə]; 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) |
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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)
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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
[edit]Media related to Koekelare at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Lange Max Museum