Klerken

Klerken is a village in Province of West Flanders in Belgium. It forms a part of the commune of in Houthulst. It was first mentioned in a letter by Arnulphus the Elder from 961 and the village's archives survive from as early as 1653.

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Settlement.name: Klerken
Settlement.settlement_type: Deelgemeente
Settlement.image_skyline: Image:Klerken - Skyline 1.jpg
Settlement.imagesize: 250px
Settlement.image_caption: View of Klerken and the church of St Laurence
Settlement.image_map: KlerkenLocation.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Belgium
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name1: West Flanders
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Houthulst
Settlement.area_total_km2: 7.44
Settlement.population_note: Source: NIS
Settlement.population_as_of: 2005
Settlement.population_total: 1831
Settlement.population_density_km2: 246
Settlement.postal_code_type: Postal code

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Area: 7.44
Elevation: 33
Image: Klerken - Skyline 1.jpg

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Commons category: Klerken
postal code: 8650
P13200: Togliatti surface

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Notable buildings include the Vredesmolen (a damaged windmill which is a war memorial) and the village's church of St Laurence (Sint-Laurentiuskerk). Cyriel Barbary, the last surviving Belgian veteran of World War I, was born in Klerken.