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Country
  
Belgium

Region
  
Postal codes
  
8530, 8531

Area
  
29.14 km²

Local time
  
Thursday 7:04 PM

Community
  
Arrondissement
  
Area codes
  
056

Province
  
Area code
  
056

Harelbeke

Weather
  
16°C, Wind SW at 10 km/h, 71% Humidity

Harelbeke (West Flemish: Oarlbeke) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1, 2006, Harelbeke had a total population of 26,172. The total area is 29.14 km² which gives a population density of 898 inhabitants per km². Inhabitants consider their hometown to be a "Weireldstad", which also led to a monthly "Harelbekedag" amongst the students of Harelbeke who are studying in Ghent

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Map of Harelbeke, Belgium

Famous natives

  • Andreas Pevernage (1542/1543 – 1591), composer of the late Renaissance
  • Jacobus Vaet (1529-1567), Renaissance composer, possibly born in Harelbeke
  • Armand Coeck (1941 - ), avant-garde composer
  • Jan Bucquoy (1945 - ), anarchist and film-maker (Camping Cosmos)
  • Peter Benoit, composer
  • Wim Opbrouck, actor and singer
  • Harelbeke New British Cemetery

    This cemetery is located just outside the downtown of Harelbeke and was designed by Willian Harrison Cowlishaw and contains the graves of 1126 Commonwealth soldiers who died during WWI (1055 from the UK, 26 from Canada, 7 from Australia, 4 from South Africa and 3 from Newfoundland). In addition 10 British soldiers who died during WWII are buried here.

    Events

    Harelbeke has, since 1958, been the start and finish place of the E3 Harelbeke, a semi classic cycling race held the week before the Tour of Flanders.

    Twin towns

  • Kinheim, Germany (1997)
  • Eenhana, Namibia (2007)
  • References

    Harelbeke Wikipedia


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