Woumen

Woumen is a town in , a part of . Woumen has about 1,310 residents.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 1,310 residents
  • Description: section of Diksmuide, Belgium
  • Postal code: 8600

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Andreaskerk and Blankaartkasteel.

Church
Photo: Zeisterre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Tourism office
Photo: Zeisterre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a tourism office.

Town hall
Photo: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0.
is a town hall, which is situated 3½ km north of Woumen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Klerken and Sint-Jacobskapelle.

Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
is a village in in . It forms a part of the commune of in . It was first mentioned in a letter by Arnulphus the Elder from 961 and the village's archives survive from as early as 1653.

Hamlet
Photo: Zeisterre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , a part of . is situated 3 km northwest of Woumen.

Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is in . is known as the Butter City, referring to the flourishing dairy trade that was one of the city's most important pillars of prosperity for centuries.

Woumen

Latitude
51.00126° or 51° 0′ 5″ north
Longitude
2.87022° or 2° 52′ 13″ east
Population
1,310
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
9F342V2C+G3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 264756432
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2783442
Wiki­data ID
Q2041336
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Vlaams—“Woumen” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Woumen”
  • Cebuano: “Woumen”
  • Dutch: “Woumen”
  • French: “Woumen”
  • Hungarian: “Woumen”
  • Irish: “Woumen”
  • Polish: “Woumen”
  • Portuguese: “Woumen”
  • Russian: “Ваумен”
  • Swedish: “Woumen”
  • Vlaams: “Woomn”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Esen and Kaaskerke.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sport Vlaanderen Woumen and Diksmuide Heliport.

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