Horebeke
Church and school of Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke
Church and school of Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke
Flag of Horebeke
Coat of arms of Horebeke
Location of Horebeke
Horebeke is located in Belgium
Horebeke
Horebeke
Location in Belgium
Location of Horebeke in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°50′N 03°41′E / 50.833°N 3.683°E / 50.833; 3.683
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
ArrondissementOudenaarde
Government
  MayorCynthia Browaeys (Volksbelangen)
  Governing party/iesVolksbelangen
Area
  Total11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total2,048
  Density180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Postal codes
9667
NIS code
45062
Area codes055
Websitewww.horebeke.be

Horebeke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːrəbeːkə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke and Sint-Maria-Horebeke. On 1 January 2018, Horebeke had a total population of 2,048. The total area is 11.20 km²[2] .

The Corsele parish in Sint-Maria-Horebeke has a Protestant church which dates from 1872 and a museum dedicated to Abraham Hans (the former Protestant village teacher and story teller) built in 1812 as a parish school. There have been Protestants in Sint-Maria-Horebeke since the Reformation of the 16th century.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ""Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018"". StatBel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. Regionaal Landschap Vlaamse Ardennen. "Corsele, refuge of the Geuzen". Archived from the original on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2008.
  • Media related to Horebeke at Wikimedia Commons


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