Sint-Baafs-Vijve

Sint-Baafs-Vijve is a village in Wielsbeke, Arrondissement of Tielt, Flanders and has about 2,160 residents. Sint-Baafs-Vijve is situated nearby to the village Sint-Eloois-Vijve, as well as near the neighborhood Leiehoek.

Type: Village with 2,160 residents
Description: section of Wielsbeke, Belgium
Postal code: 8710

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Bavokerk and Lys.

Sint-Bavokerk

Church

Photo: Foroa, CC BY 2.5.

Sint-Bavokerk is a church.

Lys

River

Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 2.5.

The Lys or Leie is a river in France and Belgium, and a left-bank tributary of the Scheldt. Its source is in Pas-de-Calais, France, and it flows into the river Scheldt, with the confluence in the city of Ghent, Belgium.

Castle of Wielsbeke

Town hall

Castle of Wielsbeke

Photo: Foroa, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Castle of Wielsbeke is a town hall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sint-Eloois-Vijve and Wakken.

Sint-Eloois-Vijve

Village

Sint-Eloois-Vijve

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

Sint-Eloois-Vijve is a village.

Wakken

Village

Photo: Geert.Desmet.Dentergem, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wakken is a village and deelgemeente in Dentergem municipality, in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The village is located near the confluence of the rivers Lys and Mandel.

Gaverke

Neighborhood

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Gaverke is a neighborhood, which is situated 3 km southeast of Sint-Baafs-Vijve.

Sint-Baafs-Vijve

Categories: municipality section and locality
Location: Wielsbeke, Arrondissement of Tielt, West Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude

50.91008° or 50° 54′ 36″ north

Longitude

3.39095° or 3° 23′ 27″ east

Population

2,160

Elevation

10 metres (33 feet)

United Nations Location Code

BE STV

Open location code

9F25W96R+29

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Vlaams—“Sint-Baafs-Vijve” goes by many names.

Dutch: “Sint-Baafs-Vijve”
French: “Vive-Saint-Bavon”
German: “Sint-Baafs-Vijve”
Hungarian: “Sint-Baafs-Vijve”
Irish: “Sint-Baafs-Vijve”
Italian: “Sint-Baafs-Vijve”
Polish: “Sint-Baafs-Vijve”
Spanish: “Sint-Baafs-Vijve”
Vlaams: “Sente-Boafs”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Leiehoek and Oostpoort.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kerkhof Sint-Bavokerk and OC Den Aert.

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