Horebeke
Horebeke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːrəbeːkə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke and Sint-Maria-Horebeke. On January 1, 2006, Horebeke had a total population of 2,004. The total area is 11.20 km² which gives a population density of 179 inhabitants per km².
Horebeke | |
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 Church and school of Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Horebeke Location in Belgium
Location of Horebeke in East Flanders  | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′N 03°41′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Oudenaarde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cynthia Browaeys |
| • Governing party/ies | Volksbelangen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.20 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,048 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 9667 |
| Area codes | 055 |
The Corsele parish in Sint-Maria-Horebeke has a Protestant church which dates from 1872 and a museum dedicated to Abraham Hans (the former Protestant village teacher and story teller) built in 1812 as a parish school. There have been Protestants in Sint-Maria-Horebeke since the Reformation of the 16th century.[2]
References
- "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Regionaal Landschap Vlaamse Ardennen. "Corsele, refuge of the Geuzen". Archived from the original on May 19, 2006. Retrieved 2008-04-10.
External links
- Geuzenhoek, or refuge of the Geuzen, history of Protestantism in the South of East-Flanders
- Webpage about Corsele/Korsele at Internet Archive
- Webpage about Horebeke at Reocities
- Webpage about Horebeke at Internet Archive
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