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Harelbeke
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Harelbeke Location in Belgium Location of Harelbeke in West-Flanders
Coordinates: 50°51′N 03°18′E / 50.850°N 3.300°E / 50.850; 3.300Coordinates: 50°51′N 03°18′E / 50.850°N 3.300°E / 50.850; 3.300
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Kortrijk
Government
• Mayor	Alain Top (sp.a-Groen)
• Governing party/ies	sp.a-Groen, N-VA, Open Vld
Area
• Total	29.14 km2 (11.25 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2017)[1]
• Total	27,683
• Density	950/km2 (2,500/sq mi)
Postal codes	8530, 8531
Area codes	056
Website	www.harelbeke.be

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".^[2]

Famous natives

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  Andreas Pevernage (1542/1543 – 1591), composer of the late Renaissance
  


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  Jacobus Vaet (1529-1567), Renaissance composer, possibly born in Harelbeke


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  Armand Coeck (1941 - ), avant-garde composer


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  Jan Bucquoy (1945 - ), anarchist and film-maker (Camping Cosmos)


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  Peter Benoit, composer


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  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^[3] 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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  Roundabout in Bavikhove decorated with artwork referring to (and sponsored by) the local Bavik Brewery
  

  
  

  
  

Twin towns

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  Kinheim, Germany (1997)


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  Eenhana, Namibia (2007)


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  Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harelbeke.

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  Official website - Available only in Dutch
  


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  all about the town of Hulste - Available only in Dutch
  

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