Roman roads
Roman roads ( la, viae Romanae ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman Re ...
(Voie romaine) in the
Nord
Nord, a word meaning "north" in several European languages, may refer to:
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département
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety- ...
'' in
France
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.
Départementale 52
The Steen-straete, also called ''départementale'' 52 (RD52 or D52), is a road between Cassel and the sea. It was at a time a
Roman road
Roman roads ( la, viae Romanae ; singular: ; meaning "Roman way") were physical infrastructure vital to the maintenance and development of the Roman state, and were built from about 300 BC through the expansion and consolidation of the Roman R ...
, north-south direction extending from Boëseghem, passing by
Cassel Cassel may refer to:
People
* Cassel (surname)
Places
;France
* Cassel, Nord, a town and commune in northern France
** Battle of Cassel (1071)
** Battle of Cassel (1328)
** Battle of Cassel (1677)
;Germany
* Cassel, Germany, a city in Hesse renam ...
Ledringhem
Ledringhem ( vls, Ledringem) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is situated also in the ancient territory of the County of Flanders, in the '' Houtland'' (or ''woodland'', with the cities of Cassel and Hazebrouck) in the ...
and
Arnèke
Arnèke (; vls, label=French Flemish, Arnyke; nl, Arneke) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Geography
Arnèke is situated on the D55 (''route de Wormhout''). The small river Peene Becque is flowing through the village. T ...
, between
Zegerscappel
Zegerscappel (; from Dutch; ''Zegerskappel'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
It is south of Dunkerque.
Heraldry
Population
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a l ...
and
Esquelbecq
Esquelbecq (; from ) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Its southern limit with Ledringhem is ''chemin de Rubrouck''.
Heraldry
History
In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was ''seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem'' (Lord ...
and between
Pitgam
Pitgam () is a commune in the Nord department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographic ...
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Steene
Steene (; from Flemish; ''Stene'' in modern Dutch spelling) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of t ...
and
Crochte
Crochte is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.
Heraldry
See also
*Communes of the Nord department
The following is a list of the 648 communes of the Nord department of the French Republic.
The communes cooperate in the f ...
.
Départementale 238
From Boëseghem to Cassel, the section is now ''départementale'' (RD 238 or D238).
Communauté de communes de la Voie romaine
There is a
Communauté de communes
A ''communauté de communes'' (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (in ...