West Flanders
Arrondissement of Diksmuide
Houthulst

Merkem

Merkem is a town in the province . It is a part of the municipality of .
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  • Type: Village with 2,250 residents
  • Description: section of Houthulst, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Merckem”
  • Postal code: 8650

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kasteel van Merkem and Sint-Bavokerk.

Castle
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is a castle.

Church
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is a church.

Work of art
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is a work of art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Noordschote and Reninge.

Village
is a town in , a part of . is situated 3 km west of Merkem.

Village
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is a town in north-west in the province of with approximately 1,000 inhabitants. Since the reforms of 1977, it is located in the municipality of and is part of the . Its postcode is B-8647. is situated 4½ km west of Merkem.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 4½ km south of Merkem.

Merkem

Latitude
50.95278° or 50° 57′ 10″ north
Longitude
2.85204° or 2° 51′ 7″ east
Population
2,250
Elevation
6 metres (20 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE MRM
Open location code
9F24XV32+4R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 720837661
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2791304
Wiki­data ID
Q2326156
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Vlaams—“Merkem” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Меркем”
  • Catalan: “Merkem”
  • Cebuano: “Merkem”
  • Dutch: “Merkem”
  • French: “Merkem”
  • Hungarian: “Merkem”
  • Irish: “Merkem”
  • Italian: “Merkem”
  • Mazanderani: “مرکم”
  • Persian: “مرکم”
  • Polish: “Merkem”
  • Portuguese: “Merkem”
  • Russian: “Меркем”
  • Swedish: “Merkem”
  • Vlaams: “Merkem”
  • “Merkem”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Brandweerpost Houthulst and Klooster- en scholencomplex van de zusters van Maria.

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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 “Merkem”. Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY-SA 3.0.