Werken

Werken is a small rural village in the centre of the province of with around a thousand inhabitants. It is a district of .
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 991 residents
  • Description: section of Kortemark, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Wercken” and “Werkin”
  • Postal code: 8610

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Martinuskerk and Werken Churchyard.

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

Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a cemetery.

Windmill
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
is a windmill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Zarren and Handzame.

Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , province, . The ice cream manufacturer Ysco was founded here in 1949.

Village
Photo: Henric, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village in the province . It is part of the , which also comprises the villages Werken, and Kortemark itself. is situated 3 km east of Werken.

Village
is a village in the province of , and since 1971 it is a “deelgemeente” of the municipality of . Besides the chief town of Koekelare proper, also borders the villages and Werken. is situated 3 km north of Werken.

Werken

Latitude
51.02901° or 51° 1′ 44″ north
Longitude
2.9637° or 2° 57′ 49″ east
Population
991
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE WKN
Open location code
9F342XH7+JF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 710870228
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2783831
Wiki­data ID
Q2091146
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Vlaams—“Werken” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Werken”
  • Dutch: “Werken (plaats)”
  • Dutch: “Werken”
  • French: “Werken”
  • Hungarian: “Werken”
  • Irish: “Werken”
  • Polish: “Werken (Kortemark)”
  • Polish: “Werken”
  • Portuguese: “Werken”
  • Swedish: “Werken”
  • Urdu: “ورکن”
  • Vlaams: “Werkn”

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