Kortemark
Encyclopedia
Kortemark is a municipality
located in the Belgian
province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Handzame
, Kortemark Werken
and Zarren
. On January 1, 2006 Kortemark had a total population of 11,976. The total area is 55.00 km² which gives a population density
of 218 inhabitants per km².
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Handzame
Handzame
Handzame is a village in the Belgian province West-Flanders. It is part of the municipality Kortemark, which also comprises the villages Werken, Zarren and Kortemark itself.See also: West Flanders-External links:*...
, Kortemark Werken
Werken
Werken is a town in Kortemark, a part of Belgium.See also: West Flanders-External links:*...
and Zarren
Zarren
-External links:*...
. On January 1, 2006 Kortemark had a total population of 11,976. The total area is 55.00 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 218 inhabitants per km².
Notable people
- Gustave SapGustave SapGustave Charles Sap was a Belgian politician and minister for the Catholic Party. Sap was professor at the Catholic University of Leuven . During his professional career, he was active in the Flemish movement, agriculture and business...
, politician, (Kortemark, 21 January 1886 - Brussels, 19 March 1940) - Aimé Desimpel, politician, (Izegem, 5 maart 1941 - Oostende, 22 september 2002)