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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.
Sint-Eloois-Winkel | |
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  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 |
Location of Sint-Eloois-Winkel within Ledegem  | |
History
editIn 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 years of separation from Ledegem, since there is no own mail, library and city hall.
Sport
edit- Sint-Eloois-Winkel is well known for its annual horse races in October.[1]
- The Sint-Eloois-Winkel Sport football club belongs to the Royal Belgian Football Association and plays in the national Belgian First Amateur Division.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sint-Eloois-Winkel.
- ^ Treloar, Iain (5 October 2023). "Just a small-town Belgian horse vs. cyclist race, what of it?". Escape Collective. Retrieved 6 November 2023.