Stalhille is a village in the Belgian province

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Jabbeke Jabbeke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Jabbeke proper, Snellegem, Stalhille, Varsenare and Zerkegem. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 13,572 inhabitants. The ...

, a municipality in

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. The village is located in the northern part of Jabbeke, north of the canal Brugge-Oostende.

History

The name "stal-hille" means corrals and cattle on a hill. After marine transgressions in the early Middle Ages the higher located parts of Stalhille were more suitable to build houses and corrals.

External links

Stalhille @ City Review
Populated places in West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub