Papegem

Papegem is a village in the municipality of located in the province of in the Denderstreek. It has an area of 0.58 km². The Wellebeek which flows there belongs to the basin of the Molenbeek which originates from the Upper Scheldt, and flows through Erpe-Mere.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement
  • Also known as: Paapegem

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Machariuskerk (Papegem) and Sint-Pharildiskerk (Smetlede).

Church
Photo: Klodde, CC0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smetlede and Impe.

Village
is a village.

Village
is a village.

Village
is a sub-municipality of in , . It is located on the Molenbeek in the Denderstreek, southeast of and belongs to the .

Papegem

Latitude
50.95415° or 50° 57′ 15″ north
Longitude
3.93086° or 3° 55′ 51″ east
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
9F25XW3J+M8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5261989060
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2789328
Wiki­data ID
Q985778
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Papegem” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: Папегем
  • Cebuano: Papegem
  • Dutch: Papegem (Oost-Vlaanderen)
  • Dutch: Papegem
  • French: Papegem
  • German: Papegem
  • Irish: Papegem
  • Persian: پاپ‌گم
  • Swedish: Papegem

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Speeltuin Papegem and Kapel Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Zeven Smarten.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Papegem”. Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.