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
Belgian province of
West Flanders
West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the North Sea to the northwest. It has land borders with the Dutch province of Zeeland to the northeast, the Flemis ...
. The municipality comprises the towns of
Handzame, Kortemark,
Werken
Werken is a small rural village in the centre of the 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 ...
and
Zarren. On January 1, 2006, Kortemark had a total population of 11,976. The total area is 55.00 km
2 which gives a
population density
Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ...
of 218 inhabitants per km
2.
Notable people
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Gustave Sap
Gustave Charles Sap (21 January 1886 – 19 March 1940) was a Belgium, Belgian politician and minister for the Catholic Party (Belgium), Catholic Party. Sap was also professor at the Catholic University of Leuven (1834–1968), Catholic Universit ...
, politician, (Kortemark, 21 January 1886 - Brussels, 19 March 1940)
References
External links
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Municipalities of West Flanders
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