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Woesten
Sign in to saveWoesten 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.