Koekelare

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Koekelare
Municipality
Dorpsstraat in Koekelare with Saint Martinus Church
Flag Coat of arms
Koekelare Location in Belgium show Location of Koekelare in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°05′N 02°58′E / 51.083°N 2.967°E / 51.083; 2.967Coordinates: 51°05′N 02°58′E / 51.083°N 2.967°E / 51.083; 2.967
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Diksmuide
Government
• Mayor	(sp.a)
• Governing party/ies	sp.a, N-VA
Area
• Total	39.19 km2 (15.13 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	8,784
• Density	220/km2 (580/sq mi)
Postal codes	8680
Area codes	051
Website	www.koekelare.be

Koekelare (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkukəlaːrə]) (West Flemish: Kookloare) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bovekerke, Koekelare proper and Zande. On 1 January 2006 Koekelare had a total population of 8,291. The total area is 39.19 km² which gives a population density of 212 inhabitants per km².

Koekelare was formerly written as Couckelaere.

Towns[]

The municipality comprises Koekelare proper, but also contains the villages Bovekerke, Zande and . Bovekerke and Zande are "deelgemeentes", who were independent municipalities until the 70s; De Mokker is part of Koekelare proper.

Source :Streekplatform Westhoek. Socio-economische beleidsvisie & hefboomprojecten voor de Westhoek

Koekelare borders the following villages:

• a. Handzame (more specifically ) (Kortemark)
• b. Werken (Kortemark)
• c. Vladslo (Diksmuide)
• d. Leke (Diksmuide)
• e. (Middelkerke)
• f. (Gistel)
• g. Moere (Gistel)
• h. Eernegem (Ichtegem)
• i. Ichtegem (Ichtegem)

Koekelare, towns and neighbouring towns. The yellow areas are urban areas.

Sights[]

Museums[]

• Lange Max Museum, located on Site Lange Max (World War I)
• Käthe Kollwitz Museum (World War I)

Buildings, monuments and structures[]

• , a windmill used as German observation post during World War I.
• Batterie Pommern

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Koekelare at Wikimedia Commons
• Website
• Lange Max Museum

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