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Woesten
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Woesten is a rural Belgian village in the Vleteren municipality of West Flanders province. The town is close to the city of Ypres. The centre of the city is located on a road junction of the N8 between Ypres and Veurne and the Poperingestraat to Poperinge. thumb|left|De Sint-Rectrudiskerk - Toren van de 15de eeuw. thumb|left|The presbytery.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Woesten
Settlement.official_name
Woesten
Settlement.settlement_type
Deelgemeente
Settlement.image_map
WoestenLocation.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Belgium
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1
West Flanders
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Vleteren
Settlement.area_total_km2
6.27
Settlement.population_note
Source: NIS
Settlement.population_as_of
2005
Settlement.population_total
1385
Settlement.population_density_km2
221
Settlement.postal_code_type
Postal code
Settlement.postal_code
8640
Settlement.area_code_type
Area code

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Woesten is a rural Belgian village in the Vleteren municipality of West Flanders province. The town is close to the city of Ypres. The centre of the city is located on a road junction of the N8 between Ypres and Veurne and the Poperingestraat to Poperinge. thumb|left|De Sint-Rectrudiskerk - Toren van de 15de eeuw. thumb|left|The presbytery.

== History == The name Woesten comes from "Wastina", meaning "deserted sprawl". In the 12th century, the village was mentioned as "solitudo renyngensis", meaning the "deserted sprawl of Reninge". The name "Wastina" was first mentioned in the 13th century.

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