Hondschoote
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| region | Hauts-de-France | |
| Department | North | |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque | |
| Canton | Wormhout | |
| Community association | Hauts de Flandre | |
| Coordinates | 50 ° 59 ′ N , 2 ° 35 ′ E | |
| height | 0-19 m | |
| surface | 23.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,083 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 173 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 59122 | |
| INSEE code | 59309 | |
.JPG) Rue de la Liberation and Saint Vaast Church |
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Hondschoote ( Dutch: Hondschote ) is a French municipality with 4083 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in Nord in the region of Hauts-de-France .
She achieved fame through the battle of Hondschoote on September 8, 1793.
The municipality belongs to the Wormhout (until 2015: Canton Hondschoote ).
geography
Hondschoote is located 24 kilometers from Dunkirk and 63 kilometers from Lille . The eastern municipal border is also the state border with Belgium .
Architectural monuments
See: List of Monuments historiques in Hondschoote
Town twinning
Hondschoote has had a partnership with the Baden-Württemberg city of Osterburken since 1979 .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Nord. Flohic Editions, Volume 1, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-119-8 , pp. 860-870.
Web links
Commons : Hondschoote - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Hondiscot in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian) - sources and full texts
- City of Hondschoote (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ "There has been an official twinning with the French municipality of Hondschoote since 1979." Retrieved on March 17, 2019, 5:36 pm