Oudenburg

Oudenburg is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenburg proper and the towns of Ettelgem, Roksem and Westkerke. On January 1 2005 Oudenburg had a total population of 8,884. The total area is 35.38 km² which gives a population density of 251.08 inhabitants per km².

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The former abbey of St. Peter at Oudenburg, founded by Arnold of Soissons was destroyed during the French Revolution.

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Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

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West Flanders: West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) is the westernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, the Belgian provinces of East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) and Hainaut (Henegouwen), France and the North Sea. Its capital is Bruges (Brugge). It has...