Houthulst

Houthulst
Municipality
Houthulst town hall

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Houthulst
Location in Belgium
Location of Houthulst in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°59′N 02°57′E / 50.983°N 2.950°E / 50.983; 2.950Coordinates: 50°59′N 02°57′E / 50.983°N 2.950°E / 50.983; 2.950
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province West Flanders
Arrondissement Diksmuide
Government
 • Mayor Ann Vansteenkiste (CD&V)
 • Governing party/ies CD&V, sp.a Open
Area
 • Total 55.89 km2 (21.58 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
 • Total 10,028
 • Density 180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Postal codes 8650
Area codes 051
Website www.houthulst.be

Houthulst (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦʌutɦɵlst]) (West Flemish: Outulst) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Houthulst proper, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem. On January 1, 2006, Houthulst had a total population of 9,051. The total area is 55.89 km² which gives a population density of 162 inhabitants per km².

Landmarks

  • De "Sint-Jan Baptistkerk" (Church of Saint John the Baptist), rebuilt in 1924 after being completely destroyed during World War I.
  • The Belgian Military Cemetery, containing the graves of almost 1800 Belgian soldiers, killed during World War I. The cemetery also contains 81 Italian graves. Most of the soldiers who have been buried here were killed during the final assault on the Germans on September 28, 1918, to liberate the Vrijbos forest.
Houthulst - Military Cemetery

References

  1. ↑ Population per municipality as of 1 January 2017 (XLS; 397 KB)


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