Kaprijke
Sign in to savethumb|Kaprijke on the Ferraris map (around 1775) Kaprijke () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Kaprijke proper and . In 2021, Kaprijke had a total population of 6,508.
Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Kaprijke
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Kaprijke, stadhuis oeg44708 foto3 2013-05-05 13.46.jpg
- Belgium municipality.picture legend
- Kaprijke town hall
- Belgium municipality.map
- Kaprijke East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Kaprijke in East Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Blason ville be Kaprijke.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Flag of Kaprijke.svg
- Belgium municipality.province
- East Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Eeklo
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 43007
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Pieter Claeys
- Belgium municipality.majority
- CD&V-NVA-Groen-Onafh
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 9970, 9971
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 09
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.kaprijke.be
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thumb|Kaprijke on the Ferraris map (around 1775) Kaprijke () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Kaprijke proper and . In 2021, Kaprijke had a total population of 6,508.
==History== The name Kaprijke comes from Gallo-Roman name "Capricum" which means "Land of Caprius". It used to be the site of a Roman garrison, which can still be seen at the square in front of the old town hall. Kaprijke received city rights in 1240 by Joan, Countess of Flanders.