Horebeke

Municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

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Location of 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; 3.683Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceEast FlandersArrondissementOudenaardeGovernment

• MayorCynthia Browaeys (Volksbelangen) • Governing party/iesVolksbelangenArea

• 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 codes055Websitewww.horebeke.be

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

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]

References

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ ""Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018"". StatBel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Regionaal Landschap Vlaamse Ardennen. "Corsele, refuge of the Geuzen". Archived from the original on 19 May 2006. Retrieved 10 April 2008.