Menen
Menen | ||
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City and municipality | ||
 Town hall of Menen | ||
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | ||
Location of Menen  | ||
  Menen Location in Belgium
Location of Menen in West-Flanders Region Flemish Region | | |
| Province | West Flanders | |
| Arrondissement | Kortrijk | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Eddy Lust (Open Vld) | |
| • Governing party/ies | Open Vld, N-VA, Vooruit | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 33.16 km2 (12.80 sq mi) | |
| Population (2022-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 33,982 | |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) | |
| Postal codes | 8930 | |
| NIS code | 34027 | |
| Area codes | 056 | |
| Website | www | |
Menen (Dutch pronunciation:
The city of Menen gives its name to the Menin Gate in Ypres, which is a monument to those killed in World War I. The gate is so called as the road from that gate is the road to Menen.
The town hall of Menen, with its large belfry, was inscribed on the
History
Menen's position near the French border led to many sieges in the history of the city. There were as many as 22 sieges between 1579 and 1830.
The city was part of
The city was
Menen was a barrier town for the Dutch Republic against France from 1715 to 1781.
In 2013, the city drew international attention by forbidding its civil servants to speak
Culture
A new art museum, the Stadsmuseum ’t Schippershof, opened in 1999, holds many works by Menen-born sculptor Yvonne Serruys. Opposite 't Schippershof there is the cultural center CC De Steiger that houses the city's theater, public library and a concert space for live music.
Gallery
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't Schippershof in Menen. -
German World War I military cemetery in Menen. -
Menencasemates -
Statue of General Jean-André van der Mersch -
Belfry -
Sint-Franciscuskerk (church) -
Windmill: molen de Goede Hoop -
Watertower
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Towns
The municipality of Menen consists of Menen proper,
| # | Name | Area | Population (2006) |
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| I (V) (VI) |
Menen – Menen - De Barakken – Ons Dorp |
16,49 |
19.246 |
| II | Lauwe |
8,80 | 8.357 |
| III (IV) |
Rekkem – Rekkem – Paradijs |
7,90 |
4.813 |
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The municipality of Menen borders the following villages:
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Notable people from Menen
- Jonathan Breyne (born 1991), cyclist
- Yves Chauvin (1930–2015), French chemist, Nobel Prize winner 2005
- Françoise Chombar (born 1962), entrepreneur
- Paul Deman (1889–1961), cyclist
- David De Marchi (born 1985), Industrial Markets Goeroe, was born in La Louviere
- Bernard Lietaer, (1942-2019), economist, was born in Lauwe
- Jean-André van der Mersch (1734–1792), leader of the Brabant patriots in the Brabant Revolution in 1789
- Arthur Van Overberghe(born 1990), cyclist
- Yvonne Serruys (1873–1953), Franco-Belgian artist
- Gerard Vandenbussche (1902–1986) entrepreneur
- Louis Verhelst (born 1990), cyclist
- Albert Wauquier (born 1940), neurophysiologist, sleep medicine, writer
- Maurits Withouck (born 1928), sculptor
References
- ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2022". Statbel.
- ^ "Belfries of Belgium and France". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- Independent.co.uk. 5 September 2013. Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-12.
External links
- Official website (in Dutch)
- . New International Encyclopedia. 1905.
Places adjacent to Menen | |
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| Bruges |  | |
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| Diksmuide | ||
| Kortrijk | ||
| Ostend | ||
| Roeselare | ||
| Tielt | ||
| Veurne | ||
| Ypres | ||
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