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Country
  
Belgium

Region
  
Flemish Region

Area codes
  
051

Postal code
  
8650

Area code
  
051

Community
  
Flemish Community

Postal codes
  
8650

Website
  
www.houthulst.be

Local time
  
Wednesday 3:41 PM

Province
  
West Flanders

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Weather
  
16°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 66% Humidity

Arrondissement
  
Arrondissement of Diksmuide

Houthulst ( [ˈɦʌutɦɵlst]) (West Flemish: Outulst) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Houthulst proper, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem. On January 1, 2006, Houthulst had a total population of 9,051. The total area is 55.89 km² which gives a population density of 162 inhabitants per km².

Contents

Map of Houthulst, Belgium

Landmarks

  • De "Sint-Jan Baptistkerk" (Church of Saint John the Baptist), rebuilt in 1924 after being completely destroyed during World War I.
  • The Belgian Military Cemetery, containing the graves of almost 1800 Belgian soldiers, killed during World War I. The cemetery also contains 81 Italian graves. Most of the soldiers who have been buried here were killed during the final assault on the Germans on September 28, 1918, to liberate the Vrijbos forest.

    • References

    Houthulst Wikipedia
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