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Handzame
Handzame is a village in the Belgian province West Flanders. It is part of the Kortemark municipality, which also comprises the villages Werken Werken is a small rural village in the centre of the Belgium, Belgian province of West Flanders with around a thousand inhabitants. It is a district of Kortemark. Origins of the name The first mentions (Weretha) were found in texts from the A ..., Zarren and Kortemark itself. External linksHandzame @ City Review Populated places in West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werken
Werken is a small rural village in the centre of the Belgium, Belgian province of West Flanders with around a thousand inhabitants. It is a district of Kortemark. Origins of the name The first mentions (Weretha) were found in texts from the Abbey of Sint-Bertinus in Sint-Omaars, dating from 830. The Old Dutch word "Weretha" dates from the time that the village of Werken was still on the sea-front, with a meaning equating to that of the English word 'haven' (the literal meaning would be "ashore on the water").Gemeentegids Kortemark 2018, pagina 7, kopje ''Werken, Charmant dorp 2013'' In modern Dutch language, Dutch ''werken'' (uncapitalised) is coincidentally the verb 'to work'. History For a long time Werken was closely associated with the sea, in the low-lying area that is now called the Handzamevaart Valley - gradually reclaimed for around the year 1000 through the erection of dikes. Handzamevaart was under the influence of the tide until the twelfth century. The Mortagne fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kortemark
Kortemark (), also previously Cortemarck, is a municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ... located in the Belgium, Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Handzame, Kortemark, Werken and Zarren. On January 1, 2006, Kortemark had a total population of 11,976. The total area is 55.00 km² which gives a population density of 218 inhabitants per km². Notable people * Gustave Sap, politician, (Kortemark, 21 January 1886 - Brussels, 19 March 1940) References External links * Municipalities of West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Flanders
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Zarren
Zarren is a town in Kortemark, West Flanders province, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th .... External links Zarren @ City Review Populated places in West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
