Sint-Eloois-Winkel

Sint-Eloois-Winkel
Sint-Eloois-Winkel

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: 50°52.5′N 3°10.8′E / 50.8750°N 3.1800°E
Country Belgium
Region Flemish Region
Community Flemish Community
Province West Flanders
Municipality Ledegem
Area
  Total 8.76 km2 (3.38 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2006)
  Total 3,754
  Density 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Postal codes 8880

Sint-Eloois-Winkel is a village in the Belgian province of West-Flanders. It is a deelgemeente of the municipality of Ledegem, separated from the center of the town by highway A17. The population of Sint-Eloois-Winkel is 3800, only a few hundred less than that of central Ledegem.

History

In the 18th century Sint-Eloois-Winkel was divided by the almost as three times bigger neighbor town, Gullegem, only to get back its dependence after a few year of separation from Ledegem, since there is no own mail, library and city hall.

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