Heuvelland
Sign in to saveHeuvelland () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Dranouter, Kemmel, De Klijte, Loker, Nieuwkerke, Westouter, Wijtschate and Wulvergem. Heuvelland is a thinly populated rural municipality, located between the small urban centres of Ypres and Poperinge and the metropolitan area of Kortrijk-Lille along the E17. On 1 January 2006 Heuvelland had a total population of 8,217. The total area is 94.24 km2 which gives a population density of 87 inhabitants per km2. The name heuvelland is Dutch meaning "hill country", as the
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- Belgium municipality.name
- Heuvelland
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Heuvelland vanaf de Rodeberg.jpg
- Belgium municipality.map
- Heuvelland West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Heuvelland in West Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Blason Heuvelland.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Flag of Heuvelland.svg
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Ypres
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 33039
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Wieland De Meyer (GB)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- Gemeentebelangen (GB)
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 8950-8954, 8956, 8958
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 057
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.heuvelland.be
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- Geography
- Landscape
- Municipality parts
- Neighbouring villages and towns
- History
- World War I
- Notable people
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Heuvelland () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Dranouter, Kemmel, De Klijte, Loker, Nieuwkerke, Westouter, Wijtschate and Wulvergem. Heuvelland is a thinly populated rural municipality, located between the small urban centres of Ypres and Poperinge and the metropolitan area of Kortrijk-Lille along the E17. On 1 January 2006 Heuvelland had a total population of 8,217. The total area is 94.24 km2 which gives a population density of 87 inhabitants per km2. The name heuvelland is Dutch meaning "hill country", as the municipality is characterized by the different hills on its territory.
==Geography== ===Landscape=== The municipality is located in an area known as the West-Flemish Hills. The highest hill in Heuvelland is the Kemmelberg (154 m); followed by the Vidaigneberg (136 m), the Rodeberg (129 m), the Scherpenberg (125 m) and a lower hill in Wijtschate (82 m). On the border with France is the Zwarteberg.
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