Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen

Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen is a hamlet in Poperinge, Arrondissement of Ypres, Flanders. Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen is situated nearby to the village Watou, as well as near the neighborhood De Witte Huizen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Janskerk and St. Jan-ter-Biezen Communal Cemetery.

Sint-Janskerk

Church

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sint-Janskerk is a church.

St. Jan-ter-Biezen Communal Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kasteel Couthof

Castle

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Kasteel Couthof is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Watou and Proven.

Watou is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a district of the town of Poperinge. The village has a population of 1,900. It lies on the border with France. Watou is situated 3 km west of Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen.

Proven

Village

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Proven is a rural village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a "deelgemeente" of the municipality Poperinge. The village has about 1400 inhabitants. Proven is situated 3½ km north of Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen.

Abele

Hamlet

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Abele is a small village or hamlet in the city of Poperinge, in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The village is located on the territory of Poperinge proper and its "deelgemeente" Watou, but is also partly located on French territory. Abele is situated 4 km south of Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen.

Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Sint-Jan ter Biezen” and “Sint-Jans ter Biezen”
Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Poperinge, Arrondissement of Ypres, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.85986° or 50° 51′ 36″ north

Longitude

2.66407° or 2° 39′ 51″ east

Elevation

32 metres (105 feet)

Open location code

9F24VM57+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 710803069

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

2786662

Wikidata ID

Q1949734

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In Other Languages

From Breton to Vlaams—“Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen” goes by many names.

Breton: “Sint-Jan-Ter-Biezen”
Catalan: “Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen”
Dutch: “Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen”
French: “Saint-Jean-aux-Joncs”
Irish: “Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen”
Vlaams: “Sient-Jan-ter-Biezn”

Localities in the Area

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