Place:Eeklo, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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NameEeklo
Alt namesBalgerhoekesource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates51.183°N 3.567°E
Located inOost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Eeklo is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Eeklo proper. The name Eeklo comes from the contraction of "eke" and "lo", two Old German words meaning oak and sparse woods (compare English Oakley).

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