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Zonnebeke
Sign in to saveZonnebeke (; ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of , , Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper. On January 1, 2006, Zonnebeke had a total population of 11,758. The total area is 67.57 km2 which gives a population density of 174 inhabitants per km2.
Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Zonnebeke
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Zonnebeke - Town hall 1.jpg
- Belgium municipality.picture legend
- Zonnebeke town hall
- Belgium municipality.map
- Zonnebeke West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Zonnebeke in West Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Zonnebeke wapen.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Zonnebeke vlag.svg
- Belgium municipality.province
- West Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Ypres
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 33037
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Dirk Sioen (INSPRAAK)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- INSPRAAK, CD&V
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 8980
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 051/057
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.zonnebeke.be
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Belgium
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Ypres
- Official language
- Dutch
- Population
- 12445
- Area
- 67.57
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Langemark-Poelkapelle
- Official website
- www.zonnebeke.be
- Image
- Zonnebeke - Town hall 1.jpg
- Dialing code
- 057
Show 10 more facts
- P13200
- sulfur
- contains settlement
- Zandvoorde
- Commons category
- Zonnebeke
- topic's main category
- Category:Zonnebeke
- postal code
- 8980
- annual number of weddings
- 49
- twinned administrative body
- Éperlecques
- phone number
- +32-51-48-00-60
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- P12749
- Erysimum hieraciifolium
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Zonnebeke underground
- Towns
- See also
- Gallery
- References
- External links
Zonnebeke (; ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of , , Passendale, Zandvoorde and Zonnebeke proper. On January 1, 2006, Zonnebeke had a total population of 11,758. The total area is 67.57 km2 which gives a population density of 174 inhabitants per km2.
==History== thumb|left|Destruction of Zonnebeke, 1918 The villages of Zonnebeke congregated around a large Augustinian abbey and its associated Benedictine convent in Nonnebosschen. Both were destroyed during the iconoclastic outbreak in 1580. Only the abbey was rebuilt, but was looted during the French occupation the abbey was confiscated. Passendale played a role in the Battle of Westrozebeke in 1382.
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