Place:Hooglede, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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NameHooglede
Alt namesVolmeerbekesource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates50.967°N 3.083°E
Located inWest-Vlaanderen, Belgium
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hooglede (West Flemish: Ooglee) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of and Hooglede proper. On January 1, 2006, Hooglede had a total population of 9,831. The total area is 37.84 km² which gives a population density of 260 inhabitants per km².

Hooglede-Gits was the site of the 2007 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. Hooglede houses one of the 4 German War Cemeteries in Belgium, the Hooglede German War Cemetery.

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