Houthulst

Houthulst
Municipality
Houthulst town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Houthulst in West Flanders
Interactive map of Houthulst
Houthulst Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°59′N 02°57′E / 50.983°N 2.950°E / 50.983; 2.950
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Diksmuide
Government
• Mayor	Jeroen Vandromme (CD&V)
• Governing parties	CD&V, Vooruit
Area
• Total	56.02 km2 (21.63 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	10,032
• Density	179.1/km2 (463.8/sq mi)
Postal codes	8650
NIS code	32006
Area codes	051
Website	www.houthulst.be

Houthulst (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦʌutɦʏlst]; West Flemish: Oetulst, pronounced [ˈutœːst]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality consists of the sub-municipalities Houthulst, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem. On 1 January 2006, Houthulst had a total population of 9,051. The total area is 55.89 km² which gives a population density of 162 inhabitants per km².

Landmarks

• The Sint-Jan Baptistkerk (Church of Saint John the Baptist) is the church of Houthulst. It was rebuilt in 1924 after being completely destroyed during World War I.
• The Belgian Military Cemetery, containing the graves of almost 1800 Belgian soldiers killed during World War I. The cemetery also contains 81 Italian graves. Most of the soldiers who have been buried here were killed during the final assault on the Germans on 28 September 1918, to liberate the Vrijbos forest.

References

External links

• Media related to Houthulst at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website – Available only in Dutch