Houthulst
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Region : | Flanders | |
Province : | West Flanders | |
District : | Diksmuide | |
Coordinates : | 50 ° 59 ′ N , 2 ° 57 ′ E | |
Area : | 55.89 km² | |
Residents: | 10,098 (Jan. 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 181 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 8650 | |
Prefix: | 051 | |
Mayor: | Ann Vansteenkiste ( CD&V ) | |
Local government address : |
Market 1 8650 Houthulst |
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Website: | www.houthulst.be |
Houthulst (also Houthoulst in older German texts ) is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 10,098 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).
geography
The community consists of the main town Houthulst and the districts of Klerken and Merkem .
Neighboring municipalities:
Diksmuide is 8 kilometers (km) northwest, Roeselare 12 km southeast, Ostend on the Belgian coast 26 km north, Kortrijk 28 km southeast, Bruges 30 km north-northwest and Brussels about 98 km east.
Daughters and sons of the church
- Alois De Graeve (1896–1970), track cyclist, born in the district of Kerken
traffic
The next motorway exits are u. a. near Ardooie and Roeselare on the A17 , Ypres on the A19 and Nieuwpoort on the A18 .
In Kortemark are the next Roeselare and Ypres regional stations and in Ostend, Bruges and Ghent keep on regional express trains.
Web links
Commons : Houthulst - collection of images, videos and audio files