Sint-Eloois-Winkel

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Sint-Eloois-Winkel
Postal codes		8880
Location of Sint-Eloois-Winkel within Ledegem

Sint-Eloois-Winkel is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders. It is a deelgemeente of the municipality of Ledegem, separated from the center of the town by highway A17. The population of Sint-Eloois-Winkel is 3800, only a few hundred less than that of central Ledegem.

History

In the 18th century Sint-Eloois-Winkel was divided by the almost as three times bigger neighbor town,

, only to get back its dependence after a few years of separation from Ledegem, since there is no own mail, library and city hall.

Sport

• Sint-Eloois-Winkel is well known for its annual horse races in October.^[1]
• The
  Belgian First Amateur Division
  .

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