Houthulst

Houthulst
Houthulst
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	West Flanders
District :	Diksmuide
Coordinates :	50 ° 59 ′  N , 2 ° 57 ′  E 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
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 .

Houthulst Town Hall

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

• Official website of the municipality (Dutch)