Poperinge
Sign in to savePoperinge (; , ; ) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, Flemish Region, and has a history going back to medieval times. The municipality comprises the town of Poperinge proper and surrounding villages. The area is famous for its hops and lace.
Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Poperinge
- Belgium municipality.type
- city
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Poperinge Town Hall and Grote Markt.jpg
- Belgium municipality.picture legend
- Street banners welcome visitors to Poperinge's Town Hall and Grote Market
- Belgium municipality.map
- Poperinge West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Poperinge in West Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Poperinge wapen.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Poperinge vlag.svg
- Belgium municipality.province
- West Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Ypres
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 33021
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Christof Dejaegher (CD&V)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- CD&V, Samen
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 8970, 8972, 8978
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 057
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.poperinge.be
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10 sectionsContents
- The town
- Administration
- History
- Transportation
- Literary associations
- Notable people
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Poperinge (; , ; ) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, Flemish Region, and has a history going back to medieval times. The municipality comprises the town of Poperinge proper and surrounding villages. The area is famous for its hops and lace.
==The town== Poperinge is situated about 13 km (8 miles) to the west of Ypres (Ieper). The region is famous for growing hops and furnishes 80% of Belgian production. The town is home to the national hop museum and is called "hops city", hoppe stad in Dutch, a play on hoofd stad, the word for capital. A triennial hop festival and parade is held in the month of September. The local brew is known as Hommel (which means hops in the West Flanders dialect).