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Harelbeke

Field	Value
name	Harelbeke
native_name	vls
type	city
picture	Harelebeke Paretteplein -3.JPG
map	Harelbeke West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
map-legend	Location of Harelbeke in West-Flanders
arms	Blason Harelbeke.svg
flag	Flag of Harelbeke.svg
province	West Flanders
arrondissement	Kortrijk
nis	34013
mayor	Alain Top (Vooruit-Groen)
majority	Vooruit-Groen, CD&V
postal-codes	8530, 8531
telephone-area	056
web	www.harelbeke.be
coordinates

|picture-legend = |map-legend = Location of Harelbeke in West-Flanders |postal-codes = 8530, 8531 |telephone-area = 056 Harelbeke (; ) is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1, 2019, Harelbeke had a total population of 28,447. The total area is 29.14 km² which gives a population density of 898 inhabitants per km². Inhabitants consider their hometown to be a "Weireldstad" (metropolis), which also led to a monthly "Harelbekedag" amongst the students of Harelbeke studying in Ghent.

In Harelbeke a museum remembers the life and work of musician and composer Peter Benoit, called the Peter Benoit Huis.

Famous natives

Andreas Pevernage (1542/1543 – 1591), composer of the late Renaissance
Jacobus Vaet (1529-1567), Renaissance composer, possibly born in Harelbeke
Armand Coeck (1941 - 2024), avant-garde composer
Jan Bucquoy (1945 - ), anarchist and film-maker (Camping Cosmos)
Peter Benoit, composer
Wim Opbrouck, actor and singer

Harelbeke New British Cemetery

This cemetery is located just outside the downtown of Harelbeke and was designed by Willian Harrison Cowlishaw and contains the graves of 1126 Commonwealth soldiers who died during WWI (1055 from the UK, 26 from Canada, 7 from Australia, 4 from South Africa and 3 from Newfoundland). In addition 10 British soldiers who died during WWII are buried here.

Events

Harelbeke has, since 1958, been the start and finish place of the E3 Harelbeke, a semi classic cycling race held the week before the Tour of Flanders.

File:Harelbeke, de Sint-Salvatorkerk IMG 6625 2023-06-06 11.06.jpg|Harelbeke, church: the Sint-Salvatorkerk File:Bavikhove_rond_punt.JPG|Roundabout in Bavikhove decorated with artwork referring to (and sponsored by) the local Bavik Brewery

Twin towns

GER Kinheim, Germany (1997)
NAM Eenhana, Namibia (2007)
CZE Frýdek-Místek, Czech Republic

References

(19 July 1985). "Wet tot toekenning van de titel van stad aan de gemeenten Beringen, Bilzen, Blankenberge, Borgloon, Ciney, Couvin, Damme, Geel, Genepiën, Gistel, Halen, Hamont-Achel, Hannuit, Harelbeke, Herk-de-Stad, Lo-Reninge, Mesen, Oudenburg, Peer, Scherpenheuvel-Zichem, Vilvoorde en Walcourt". [[Belgian Official Gazette]].
[[Openbaar Kunstbezit Vlaanderen]], [http://www.tento.be/musea/stedelijk-museum-peter-beno%C3%Aet Stedelijk Museum Peter Benoît] {{in lang. nl
"Web page describing the cemetery with special remarks on some Australian soldiers who have been buried here (in Dutch)".

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