Harelbeke ( niderl. , fr. Harelbeke ) is a city and municipality in Belgium as part of the Flemish province of West Flanders . Located in the south-eastern part of the province in the north-west of Belgium on the river Lys .
| City | |||||
| Harelbeke | |||||
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| the nether fr Harelbeke | |||||
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| A country |  Belgium | ||||
| Region | Flanders | ||||
| Provinces | West Flanders | ||||
| Mayor | Rita beyaert | ||||
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| Square | 29.14 km² | ||||
| Population | |||||
| Population | 26,957 people ( 2012 ) | ||||
| Density | 930 people / km² | ||||
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| Telephone code | +32 56 | ||||
| Zip Codes | 8530, 8531 | ||||
| harelbeke.be (nid.) (fr.) (eng.) (it.) | |||||
It is located at a distance of 73 km from the capital of the state, Brussels , 88 km from Antwerp , 37 km from Ghent and 161 km from Liège .
The population is 26,957 people (2012).
Harelbeke consists of three parts: the center, located on the right bank of the r. Fox, Bavikhove and Hulste.
Sports
Since 1958, there has been an annual classic one-day cycling race on the Harelbeke- Antwerp -Harelbeke route, called the E3 Harelbeke Grand Prix . In the first years, the distance was a little over two hundred kilometers, in the 1980s it grew to 236, and since 2007 it has been 203 kilometers again. The current route is a loop from Harelbeke to East Flanders and back. E3 Harelbeke traditionally opens the week of the Flemish classics, including Ghent - Wevelgem , Flash Brabancon , Three days of De Panne and the most prestigious Tour of Flanders . In 2012, the race was included in the elite UCI World Tour
Attractions
- Catholic Church of St. Salvator (18th century)
- St. Margaret Church
- Old railway station building
- English military cemetery
- Peter Benoit Museum and the house where he was born
- Museum of Smoking Pipes and Tobacco
Famous natives
- Benoit, Peter (1834–1901) - Flemish composer
Partner Cities
- Eenhana , Namibia
Bridge over the Fox
Monument
Windmill
War Memorial to the Victims of the First World War