West Flanders
Arrondissement of Diksmuide
Houthulst

Klerken

Klerken is a village in in . It forms a part of the commune of in . It was first mentioned in a letter by Arnulphus the Elder from 961 and the village's archives survive from as early as 1653.
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  • Type: Village with 1,830 residents
  • Description: section of Houthulst, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Clercken”
  • Postal code: 8650

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Laurentiuskerk and Peace Mill.

Church
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: MJJR, CC BY 3.0.
is a scenic viewpoint.

Tourism office
Photo: Zeisterre, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a tourism office, which is situated 3 km southwest of Klerken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Woumen and Zarren.

Village
is a town in , a part of .

Village
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a town in , province, . The ice cream manufacturer Ysco was founded here in 1949. is situated 4½ km northeast of Klerken.

Town
Photo: Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city and municipality in the Flemish province of . The municipality comprises the city of proper and the former communes of , , , , , , , , , , Sint-Jacobs-Kapelle, , and . is situated 5 km northwest of Klerken.

Klerken

Latitude
50.99801° or 50° 59′ 53″ north
Longitude
2.90475° or 2° 54′ 17″ east
Population
1,830
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE KRK
Open location code
9F24XWX3+6W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 720835575
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2794271
Wiki­data ID
Q1937157
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Vlaams—“Klerken” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Клеркен”
  • Cebuano: “Klerken”
  • Dutch: “Klerken”
  • French: “Klerken”
  • Hungarian: “Klerken”
  • Irish: “Klerken”
  • Persian: “کلرکن”
  • Polish: “Klerken”
  • Portuguese: “Klerken”
  • Russian: “Клеркен”
  • Swedish: “Klerken”
  • Vlaams: “Klerkn”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stadenberg and Sint-Andreaskerk.

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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 “Klerken”. Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.