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(Redirected from Oostvleteren) Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium
Vleteren
Municipality
Flag of VleterenFlagCoat of arms of VleterenCoat of arms
Location of Vleteren
Vleteren is located in BelgiumVleterenVleterenLocation in Belgium Location of Vleteren in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°56′N 02°44′E / 50.933°N 2.733°E / 50.933; 2.733
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceWest Flanders
ArrondissementYpres
Government
 • MayorStephan Mourisse (Open Vld)
 • Governing party/iesLandelijke Volkspartij (LVP)
Area
 • Total38.58 km (14.90 sq mi)
Population
 • Total3,659
 • Density95/km (250/sq mi)
Postal codes8640
NIS code33041
Area codes057
Websitewww.vleteren.be

Vleteren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvleːtərə(n)]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Oostvleteren, Westvleteren and Woesten. On January 1, 2006, Vleteren had a total population of 3,636. The total area is 38.15 km which gives a population density of 95 inhabitants per km.

Saint-Sixtus Abbey in Westvleteren
From the place Woesten: the St. Rictrudis church from southwest, rebuilt in 1923 (origin in the 15th century)
Place Woesten: Entrance portal of St. Rictrudis Church (from the west), the church had no spire

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

External links

  • Media related to Vleteren at Wikimedia Commons
Places adjacent to Vleteren
Alveringem Lo-Reninge
Poperinge Vleteren Lo-Reninge
Poperinge Ypres
Municipalities in the Province of West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
Bruges
Diksmuide
Kortrijk
Ostend
Roeselare
Tielt
Veurne
Ypres


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