请输入您要查询的百科知识:

 

词条 Harelbeke
释义

  1. Famous natives

  2. Harelbeke New British Cemetery

  3. Events

  4. Twin towns

  5. References

  6. External links

{{Infobox Belgium Municipality
|name=Harelbeke
|picture=Harelebeke Paretteplein -3.JPG
|picture-legend=
|map=HarelbekeLocation.png
|map-legend=Location of Harelbeke in West-Flanders
|arms=Blason Harelbeke.svg
|flag=Flag of Harelbeke.svg
|region={{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community={{BE-NL}}
|province={{BE-PROV-WV}}
|arrondissement=Kortrijk
|nis=34013
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor=Alain Top (sp.a-Groen)
|majority=sp.a-Groen, N-VA, Open Vld
|postal-codes=8530, 8531
|telephone-area=056
|web=www.harelbeke.be
|coordinates = {{coord|50|51|N|03|18|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}Harelbeke (West Flemish: Oarlbeke) 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. Inhabitants consider their hometown to be a "Weireldstad", which also led to a monthly "Harelbekedag" amongst the students of Harelbeke who are studying in Ghent

In Harelbeke a museum remembers of his life and work, called the Stedelijk Museum "Peter Benoit".[1]

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.

Twin towns

  • {{flagicon|GER}} Kinheim, Germany (1997)
  • {{flagicon|NAM}} Eenhana, Namibia (2007)
  • {{flagicon|CZE}} Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic

References

1. ^Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen, Stedelijk Museum Peter Benoît {{nl}}
2. ^Web page describing the cemetery with special remarks on some Australian soldiers who have been buried here (in Dutch)

External links

{{Commons category}}
  • Official website - Available only in Dutch
  • all about the town of Hulste - Available only in Dutch
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Harelbeke
|Northeast = Oostrozebeke
|East = Wielsbeke
Waregem
Deerlijk
|Southeast = Zwevegem
|Southwest = Kortrijk
|West = Lendelede
Kuurne
|Northwest = Ingelmunster
}}{{Municipalities in West Flanders}}{{Authority control}}{{WestFlanders-geo-stub}}

4 : Harelbeke|Municipalities of West Flanders|Populated places in West Flanders|Populated places in Belgium

随便看

 

开放百科全书收录14589846条英语、德语、日语等多语种百科知识,基本涵盖了大多数领域的百科知识,是一部内容自由、开放的电子版国际百科全书。

 

Copyright © 2023 OENC.NET All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/11/14 13:41:19