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Rekkem
Sign in to savethumb|220px Church: parochiekerk Sint-Niklaas|thumb|220px Rekkem is a section of the Belgian city of Menen, in the province of West Flanders. Until 1977, it was an independent municipality. It was called Retchème in Picard. In 1173, the village was still called Rekkem, similar to Reclinghem in Artois and to Rijkegem (Tielt), which were founded by the Viking Rikiwulf in 876 .
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Place details
- Locality
- Menen
- Region
- West-Vlaanderen
- Country
- België / Belgique / Belgien
- Population
- 4,938
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- Instance of
- municipality section
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Menen
- Population
- 4813
- Area
- 8.28
- Image
- Rekkem - Plaats.jpg
- Significant event
- merger
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thumb|220px Church: parochiekerk Sint-Niklaas|thumb|220px Rekkem is a section of the Belgian city of Menen, in the province of West Flanders. Until 1977, it was an independent municipality. It was called Retchème in Picard. In 1173, the village was still called Rekkem, similar to Reclinghem in Artois and to Rijkegem (Tielt), which were founded by the Viking Rikiwulf in 876 .
==Geography== Rekkem is on the frontier with France and borders Wallonia. It adjoins the localities of Menen, Lauwe, Aalbeke, Mouscron (part of the municipality), Neuville-en-Ferrain and Halluin
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