Steenwerck
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Steenwerck is a commune
in the Nord department in northern France
. It is located about 25 km (15.5 mi) north of Lille
and as of 2003 has a population of 3260.
Steenwerck is home to the 100 km à pied de Steenwerck marathon which features a traditional marathon, and a 100 km (62.1 mi) marathon, although most local residents prefer to merely walk one lap (roughly 24 km).
Steenwerck also has its own giant, as is tradition "au nord", which is named Totor and is one of the tallest, measuring 5.7 m (0.0035418245989039 mi).
Other places of interest include the Musée de la Vie Rurale as well as the Trois Abres Cemetery and Grand Beaumart Cemetery of the First World War.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Nord department in northern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is located about 25 km (15.5 mi) north of Lille
Lille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
and as of 2003 has a population of 3260.
Steenwerck is home to the 100 km à pied de Steenwerck marathon which features a traditional marathon, and a 100 km (62.1 mi) marathon, although most local residents prefer to merely walk one lap (roughly 24 km).
Steenwerck also has its own giant, as is tradition "au nord", which is named Totor and is one of the tallest, measuring 5.7 m (0.0035418245989039 mi).
Other places of interest include the Musée de la Vie Rurale as well as the Trois Abres Cemetery and Grand Beaumart Cemetery of the First World War.