Poperinge

Poperinge is a charming town in the southwest corner of the province of , close to the French border. The town of 20,000 inhabitants is mostly known for its World War I heritage sites and captivating beer culture with many hop fields in the surrounding area.
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  • Type: Town with 19,900 residents
  • Description: municipality in West Flanders, Belgium
  • Also known as: “Poperinghe” and “Poperingue”
  • Postal code: 8970
  • Neighbors:

Places of Interest

Highlights: Toc H and Poperinge railway station.

Museum
Photo: Chielbuseyne, Public domain.
is a registered charity and an international Christian movement.

Railway station
is a railway station…

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

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brandhoek.

Hamlet
Photo: Redvers, CC BY 3.0.
is a small hamlet in situated… is situated 4½ km east of Poperinge.

Poperinge

Latitude
50.8557° or 50° 51′ 20″ north
Longitude
2.7265° or 2° 43′ 35″ east
Population
19,900
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
UN/LOCODE
BE POP
Open location code
9F24VP4G+7H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 79430297
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2788726
Wiki­data ID
Q499588
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zeeuws—“Poperinge” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Poperinge”
  • Breton: “Poperinge”
  • Bulgarian: “Поперинге”
  • Catalan: “Poperinge”
  • Cebuano: “Poperinge”
  • Chinese: “波珀灵厄”
  • Chinese: “波珀靈厄”
  • Czech: “Poperinge”
  • Danish: “Poperinge”
  • Dutch: “Poperinge”
  • Esperanto: “Poperinge”
  • French: “Poperinge”
  • German: “Poperinge”
  • Greek: “Ποπερίνγκε”
  • Hungarian: “Poperinge”
  • Irish: “Poperinge”
  • Italian: “Poperinge”
  • Japanese: “ポペリンゲ”
  • Latin: “Poperinga”
  • Limburgan: “Poperinge”
  • Lingua Franca Nova: “Poperinge”
  • Lithuanian: “Poperingė”
  • Luxembourgish: “Poperinge”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Poperinge”
  • Norwegian: “Poperinge”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Poperinge”
  • Persian: “پپرنژ”
  • Polish: “Poperinge”
  • Portuguese: “Poperinge”
  • Romanian: “Poperinge”
  • Russian: “Поперинге”
  • Slovak: “Poperinge”
  • Slovenian: “Poperinge”
  • Spanish: “Poperinge”
  • Swedish: “Poperinge”
  • Turkish: “Poperinge”
  • Urdu: “پوپرنگے”
  • Vietnamese: “Poperinge”
  • Vlaams: “Poperienge”
  • Volapük: “Poperinge”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Poperinge”
  • Western Frisian: “Poperinge”
  • Zeeuws: “Poperienge”
  • “Poperinge”

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Places to explore: Sint-Jan-ter-Biezen and Reningelst.

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