
Handzame is a village in the
Belgian province
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 ...
. It is part of the
Kortemark municipality, which also comprises the villages
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 ...
,
Zarren and Kortemark itself.
External links
Handzame @ City Review
Populated places in West Flanders
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