Loker | |
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Coordinates: 50°46′53″N2°46′25″E / 50.78139°N 2.77361°E Coordinates: 50°46′53″N2°46′25″E / 50.78139°N 2.77361°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Province | West Flanders |
Municipality | Heuvelland |
Area | |
• Total | 6.80 km2 (2.63 sq mi) |
Population (2001) | |
• Total | 572 |
Source: NIS | |
Postal code | 8958 |
Loker (also spelt Locre [1] ) is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a part ("deelgemeente") of the municipality of Heuvelland.
For the major part of World War I, the city was controlled by the Allied Powers. A field hospital was located there and multiple war graves can also be found. [1]
Heuvelland is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Dranouter, Kemmel, De Klijte, Loker, Nieuwkerke, Westouter, Wijtschate and Wulvergem. Heuvelland is a thinly populated rural municipality, located between the small urban centres of Ypres and Poperinge and the metropolitan area of Kortrijk-Lille along the E17. On 1 January 2006 Heuvelland had a total population of 8,217. The total area is 94.24 km2 which gives a population density of 87 inhabitants per km2. The name heuvelland is Dutch meaning "hill country", as the municipality is characterized by the different hills on its territory.
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