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Diksmuide
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'''''' (; ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of proper and the former communes of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, Sint-Jacobs-Kapelle, Stuivekenskerke, Vladslo and Woumen.

Key facts

Belgium municipality.name
Diksmuide
Belgium municipality.native_name_lang
vls
Belgium municipality.namefr
Dixmude
Belgium municipality.type
city
Belgium municipality.picture
Diksmuide stadhuis, belfort, St Niclaas.jpg
Belgium municipality.picture legend
Town Hall and St Nicholas Church
Belgium municipality.map
Diksmuide West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Diksmuide in West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms
Diksmuide wapen.svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Flag of Diksmuide.svg
Belgium municipality.province
West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Diksmuide
Belgium municipality.nis
32003
Belgium municipality.mayor
Lies Laridon (CD&V)
Belgium municipality.majority
CD&V, Idee
Belgium municipality.postal codes
8600
Belgium municipality.telephone area
051

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Country
Belgium
Official language
Dutch
Population
16739
Area
149.40
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Koekelare
Official website
www.diksmuide.be
Image
Diksmuide - View 1.jpg
Dialing code
051
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contains settlement
Keiem
twinned administrative body
Omiš
Commons category
Diksmuide
topic's main category
Category:Diksmuide
postal code
8600
annual number of weddings
83
phone number
+32-51-79-30-00
email address
mailto:[email protected]
P13200
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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Medieval origins
  • World War I
  • Sights
  • Notable inhabitants
  • Twin cities
  • References
  • External links

'''' (; ; ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of proper and the former communes of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, Sint-Jacobs-Kapelle, Stuivekenskerke, Vladslo and Woumen.

Most of the area west of the city is a polder riddled with drainage trenches. The major economic activity of the region is dairy farming, producing the famous butter of .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Diksmuide” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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