Harelbeke
Harelbeke
Oarlbeke ( West Flemish) | ||
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City and municipality | ||
Location in Belgium
Location of Harelbeke in West-Flanders Region Flemish Region | | |
Province | West Flanders | |
Arrondissement | Kortrijk | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Alain Top (Vooruit-Groen) | |
• Governing party/ies | Vooruit-Groen, CD&V | |
Area | ||
• Total | 29.4 km2 (11.4 sq mi) | |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 27,886 | |
• Density | 950/km2 (2,500/sq mi) | |
Postal codes | 8530, 8531 | |
NIS code | 34013 | |
Area codes | 056 | |
Website | www.harelbeke.be |
Harelbeke (Dutch pronunciation:
In Harelbeke a museum remembers the life and work of musician and composer Peter Benoit, called the Peter Benoit Huis.[2]
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 - 2024), 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[3] 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
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Harelbeke, church: the Sint-Salvatorkerk
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Roundabout in Bavikhove decorated with artwork referring to (and sponsored by) the local Bavik Brewery
Twin towns
- Kinheim, Germany (1997)
- Eenhana, Namibia (2007)
- Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic
References
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen, Stedelijk Museum Peter Benoît (in Dutch)
- ^ "Web page describing the cemetery with special remarks on some Australian soldiers who have been buried here (in Dutch)". Archived from the original on 2014-04-06. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
External links
- Official website - Available only in Dutch
- all about the town of Hulste - Available only in Dutch