Vleteren

Vleteren
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Vleteren Location in Belgium Location of Vleteren in West Flanders
Coordinates: 50°56′N 02°44′E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Ypres
Government
• Mayor	Stephan Mourisse (Open Vld)
• Governing party/ies	Landelijke Volkspartij (LVP)
Area
• Total	38.58 km2 (14.90 sq mi)
Postal codes	8640
NIS code	33041
Area codes	057
Website	www.vleteren.be

Vleteren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈvleːtərə(n)]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Oostvleteren, Westvleteren and Woesten. On January 1, 2006, Vleteren had a total population of 3,636. The total area is 38.15 km² which gives a population density of 95 inhabitants per km².

Saint-Sixtus Abbey in Westvleteren

From the place Woesten: the St. Rictrudis church from southwest, rebuilt in 1923 (origin in the 15th century)

Place Woesten: Entrance portal of St. Rictrudis Church (from the west), the church had no spire

External links

• Media related to Vleteren at Wikimedia Commons