West Flanders
Arrondissement of Kortrijk
Menen

Lauwe

Lauwe is a suburb in , , and has about 8,390 residents. Lauwe is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the suburb .
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  • Type: Suburb with 8,390 residents
  • Description: section of Menen, Belgium
  • Postal code: 8930

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Bavokerk and Sint-Hilariuskerk.

Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
is a church.

Church
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
is a church.

Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wevelgem and Rekkem.

Village
Photo: Foroa, CC BY 2.5.
is a municipality located in the province of . The municipality comprises the towns of Gullegem, Moorsele and proper.

Suburb
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
is a section of the Belgian city of , in the province of . Until 1977, it was an independent municipality. It was called Retchème in Picard.

Village
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is a village in the Belgian province of and since 1977 a part of . has 8511 as a postal code and covers an area of 717 ha. is situated 3½ km southeast of Lauwe.

Lauwe

Latitude
50.79439° or 50° 47′ 40″ north
Longitude
3.18513° or 3° 11′ 7″ east
Population
8,390
Elevation
21 metres (69 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE LAW
Open location code
9F25Q5VP+Q3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8372738699
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
2793202
Wiki­data ID
Q2127148
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vlaams—“Lauwe” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “لاوفه”
  • Dutch: “Lauwe”
  • French: “Lauwe”
  • Hungarian: “Lauwe”
  • Irish: “Lauwe”
  • Japanese: “ラウウェ”
  • Japanese: “ラウエ”
  • Polish: “Lauwe (Menen)”
  • Polish: “Lauwe”
  • Portuguese: “Lauwe”
  • Swedish: “Lauwe”
  • Vlaams: “Lauwe”

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