Heestert

Heestert is a village in the south of the province of and since 1976 has been part of the municipality. It has an area of 13 km2 and population of 2,880.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Village with 2,860 residents
  • Description: section of Zwevegem, Belgium
  • Postal code: 8551

Places of Interest

Highlights include Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hemelvaartkerk and Heestert Military Cemetery.

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

Cemetery
Photo: Wernervc, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a British military cemetery with casualties from the First World War, located in the Belgian village of Heestert in the municipality.

Church
Photo: DirkVE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moen and Outrijve.

Village
Photo: DirkVE, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
is a village, which is situated 3 km southeast of Heestert.

Photo: LimoWreck, CC BY 2.5.
is a town in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality has more than 10,000 inhabitants. is in the extreme southeast of the province, southeast of Kortrijk, along the Scheldt, against the border with the provinces of East Flanders and Hainaut.

Heestert

Latitude
50.78181° or 50° 46′ 55″ north
Longitude
3.41158° or 3° 24′ 42″ east
Population
2,860
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE HTS
Open location code
9F25QCJ6+PJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 720925668
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2796288
Wiki­data ID
Q1849663
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vlaams—“Heestert” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Heestert”
  • Dutch: “Heestert”
  • French: “Heestert”
  • Hungarian: “Heestert”
  • Irish: “Heestert”
  • Polish: “Heestert”
  • Russian: “Хестерт”
  • Vlaams: “Êestert”

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