Horebeke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːrəbeːkə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke [nl] and Sint-Maria-Horebeke [nl]. On 1 January 2018, Horebeke had a total population of 2,048. The total area is 11.20 km²[2] .
Horebeke | |
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![]() Church and school of Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke | |
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![]() ![]() 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 |
• Governing party/ies | Volksbelangen |
Area | |
• Total | 11.20 km2 (4.32 sq mi) |
Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 2,048 |
• Density | 180/km2 (470/sq mi) |
Postal codes | 9667 |
Area codes | 055 |
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.[3]
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