Houthulst
Sign in to saveHouthulst (; , ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality consists of the sub-municipalities Houthulst, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem. On January 1, 2006, Houthulst had a total population of 9,051. The total area is 55.89 km² which gives a population density of 162 inhabitants per km².
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- Houthulst
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- Houthulst Gemeentehuis.jpg
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- Houthulst town hall
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- Houthulst West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
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- Location of Houthulst in West Flanders
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- Blason Houthulst.svg
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- Belgium municipality.province
- West Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Diksmuide
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- 32006
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Jeroen Vandromme (CD&V)
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- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 8650
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 051
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Houthulst (; , ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality consists of the sub-municipalities Houthulst, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem. On January 1, 2006, Houthulst had a total population of 9,051. The total area is 55.89 km² which gives a population density of 162 inhabitants per km².
==Landmarks== The Sint-Jan Baptistkerk (Church of Saint John the Baptist) is the church of Houthulst. It was rebuilt in 1924 after being completely destroyed during World War I. The , containing the graves of almost 1800 Belgian soldiers killed during World War I. The cemetery also contains 81 Italian graves. Most of the soldiers who have been buried here were killed during the final assault on the Germans on September 28, 1918, to liberate the Vrijbos forest.