Eeklo
Eeklo () is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the city of Eeklo proper. The name Eeklo comes from the contraction of eke and lo, two Old German words meaning 'oak' and 'sparse woods' (compare English Oakley).
Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Eeklo
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Sint-Vincentiuskerk (Eeklo) - Gezien vanop de Markt.JPG
- Belgium municipality.picture legend
- Eeklo city hall, church, and market square
- Belgium municipality.map
- Eeklo East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Eeklo in East Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Blason ville be Eeklo.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Eekloo vlag.svg
- Belgium municipality.province
- East Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Eeklo
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 43005
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Luc Vandevelde (SMS Eeklo)
- Belgium municipality.majority
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Origins and Middle Ages
- 16th century - present
- Main sights
- Famous inhabitants
- Twin cities
- References
- External links
Eeklo () is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the city of Eeklo proper. The name Eeklo comes from the contraction of eke and lo, two Old German words meaning 'oak' and 'sparse woods' (compare English Oakley).
==History==
Gallery (2)
On the map
3 mapped locations