Horebeke
Horebeke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːrəbeːkə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality includes the towns of Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke and Sint-Maria-Horebeke, comprising a total area of 11.20 km2. As of 1 January 2018, Horebeke had a total population of 2,048.
Horebeke | |
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Municipality | |
Church and school of Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Horebeke | |
Horebeke Location in Belgium
Location of Horebeke in East Flanders | |
| Coordinates: 50°50′N 03°41′E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Oudenaarde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Cynthia Browaeys (Volksbelangen) |
| • Governing party/ies | Volksbelangen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.25 km2 (4.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 2,048 |
| • Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 9667 |
| NIS code | 45062 |
| Area codes | 055 |
| Website | www.horebeke.be |
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.
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