West Flanders
Arrondissement of Roeselare
Izegem

Emelgem

Emelgem is a village in the province of and a part of the municipality . Emelgem was an independent municipality until 1964.
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  • Type: Village
  • Description: section of Izegem, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Emelghem”
  • Postal code: 8870

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Pieterskerk and Roeselare–Leie Canal.

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

River
Photo: Spotter2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is an artificial waterway between the town and the river Leie in , . The canal is 16.5 kilometres long and was dug in 10 years between 1862 and 1872.

Castle
Photo: Kabinetbourgeois, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ingelmunster and Lendelede.

Town
Photo: Foroa, CC BY 2.5.
is a municipality located in the province of . The municipality comprises only the town of proper and the village of Kriek.

Village
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is a municipality located in the province of . The municipality comprises only the town of proper. On January 1, 2006, had a total population of 5,399. The total area is 13.15 km. is situated 4 km south of Emelgem.

Village
Roeselare is a city and municipality in the Flemish province of . The municipality comprises the city of Roeselare proper and the towns of Beveren, and . is situated 5 km west of Emelgem.

Emelgem

Latitude
50.92315° or 50° 55′ 23″ north
Longitude
3.23014° or 3° 13′ 49″ east
Elevation
16 metres (52 feet)
Open location code
9F25W6FJ+73
Open­Street­Map ID
node 715336289
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2798779
Wiki­data ID
Q2681034
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Vlaams—“Emelgem” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Emelgem”
  • Dutch: “Emelgem”
  • French: “Emelgem”
  • German: “Emelgem”
  • Hungarian: “Emelgem”
  • Irish: “Emelgem”
  • Persian: “املگم”
  • Polish: “Emelgem”
  • Russian: “Эмелгем”
  • Vlaams: “Emelgem”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dorpshuis Emelgem and Begraafplaats Emelgem.

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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 “Emelgem”. Photo: Foroa, CC BY 2.5.