Steenwerck
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Steenwerck (; Dutch: Steenwerk) is a commune, in French Flanders, in the Nord department in northern France. It is located about north of Lille. People from Steenwerck are known as Steenwerckois.
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Steenwerck is a commune in France, situated within the Nord department and the arrondissement of Dunkirk. It lies in the Hauts-de-France region and is part of the canton of Bailleul-Nord-Est. The municipality borders Bailleul, Le Doulieu, Erquinghem-Lys, and Estaires. Its official postal code is 59181, and it is twinned with Hemer.
The area of Steenwerck is 27.47 square kilometers, with an elevation of 19 meters above sea level. The population is recorded as 3,676, comprising 1,821 males and 1,852 females. The commune received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918.
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Place details
- Locality
- Steenwerck
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 3,331
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Steenwerck
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Steenwerck eglise arr ass.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The church in Steenwerck
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Steenwerck (Nord).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Dunkerque
- French commune.canton
- Bailleul
- French commune.INSEE
- 59581
- French commune.postal code
- 59181
- French commune.mayor
- Joël Devos
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Cœur de Flandre
- French commune.elevation m
- 16
- French commune.elevation min m
- 13
- French commune.elevation max m
- 19
- French commune.area km2
- 27.47
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Bienvenue sur le site de Mairie de Steenwerck
27, Grand'place 59181 Steenwerck Téléphone : +33 3 28 49 94 78 Télécopie : +33 3 28 40 46 17 Courriel : contact chez steenwerck.fr
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Steenwerck
- Country
- France
- Located in
- canton of Bailleul-Nord-Est
- Population
- 3450
- Area
- 27.47
- Elevation
- 18
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Sailly-sur-la-Lys
- Official website
- www.steenwerck.fr
- Image
- Steenwerck eglise arr ass.jpg
Show 10 more facts
- twinned administrative body
- Hemer
- Commons category
- Steenwerck
- postal code
- 59181
- associated electoral district
- canton of Bailleul
- male population
- 1821
- female population
- 1852
- P8168
- ZZ
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-28-49-94-78
- fax number
- +33-3-28-40-46-17
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- Population
- Heraldry
- History
- Etymology and evolution of the name
- Transportation
- Culture and heritage
- Museums
- The Museum of Rural Life
- The Organ Farm
- Folk music, dance and celebration
- Totor: the festival giant
- Vonchelle: traditional music and dance
- Architectural heritage
- The Church of St John the Baptist
- The Church of Our Lady of Sorrows
- Wayside chapels
- The Flemish house
- The Pavillon des Iris
- Twinning
- See also
- References
Steenwerck (; Dutch: Steenwerk) is a commune, in French Flanders, in the Nord department in northern France. It is located about north of Lille. People from Steenwerck are known as Steenwerckois.
It is home to Steenwerck's 100 km à pied race event, which mainly features a marathon, although most local residents prefer to merely walk one lap (roughly ).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Steenwerck” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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