Harelbeke
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Location of Harelbeke in West-Flanders
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Province | West Flanders | ||
| Arrondissement | Kortrijk | ||
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| • Mayor | Alain Top (SP.A) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | SP.A, Open_VLD | ||
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| • Total | 29.14 km2 (11.25 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2013)[1] | |||
| • Total | 26,957 | ||
| • Density | 930/km2 (2,400/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 8530, 8531 | ||
| Area codes | 056 | ||
| Website | www.harelbeke.be | ||
Harelbeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1, 2006, Harelbeke had a total population of 26,172. The total area is 29.14 km² which gives a population density of 898 inhabitants per km².
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Famous natives
- Andreas Pevernage (1542/1543 – 1591), composer of the late Renaissance
- Jacobus Vaet (1529-1567), Renaissance composer, possibly born in Harelbeke
- Armand Coeck (1941 - ), avant-garde composer
- Jan Bucquoy (1945 - ), anarchist and film-maker (Camping Cosmos)
- Peter Benoit, composer
- Wim Opbrouck, actor and singer
Harelbeke New British Cemetery
This cemetery is located just outside the downtown of Harelbeke and was designed by Willian Harrison Cowlishaw[2] and contains the graves of 1126 Commonwealth soldiers who died during WWI (1055 from the UK, 26 from Canada, 7 from Australia, 4 from South Africa and 3 from Newfoundland). In addition 10 British soldiers who died during WWII are buried here.
Events
Harelbeke has, since 1958, been the start and finish place of the E3 Harelbeke, a semi classic cycling race held the week before the Tour of Flanders.
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Bavikhove rond punt.JPG
Roundabout in Bavikhove decorated with artwork referring to (and sponsored by) the local Bavik Brewery
Twin towns
References
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- Official website - Available only in Dutch
- all about the town of Hulste - Available only in Dutch
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