Houthulst

Houthulst
Municipality
Houthulst town hall
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Houthulst
Houthulst Location in Belgium Location of Houthulst in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°59′N 02°57′E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Diksmuide
Government
• Mayor	Ann Vansteenkiste (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, sp.a Open
Area
• Total	56.02 km2 (21.63 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	10,032
• Density	180/km2 (460/sq mi)
Postal codes	8650
NIS code	32006
Area codes	051
Website	www.houthulst.be

Houthulst (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦʌutɦɵlst]) (West Flemish: Oetulst, pronounced as IPA: [utœːst]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality consists of the sub-municipalities Houthulst, Jonkershove, Klerken and Merkem. On January 1, 2006, Houthulst had a total population of 9,051. The total area is 55.89 km² which gives a population density of 162 inhabitants per km².

Landmarks

• The Sint-Jan Baptistkerk (Church of Saint John the Baptist) is the church of Houthulst. It was rebuilt in 1924 after being completely destroyed during World War I.
• The Belgian Military Cemetery, containing the graves of almost 1800 Belgian soldiers killed during World War I. The cemetery also contains 81 Italian graves. Most of the soldiers who have been buried here were killed during the final assault on the Germans on September 28, 1918, to liberate the Vrijbos forest.

Houthulst - Military Cemetery

External links

• Media related to Houthulst at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Available only in Dutch