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Mesen
Municipality
Mesen skyline.jpg
Flag of Mesen
Flag
 Coat of arms of Mesen
Coat of arms
Mesen is located in Belgium
Mesen
Mesen
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province West Flanders
Arrondissement Ypres
Area
 • Total 3.58 km2 (1.38 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
8957
Area codes 057
Website www.mesen.be

Mesen (Dutch: [ˈmeːsə(n)]; French: Messines [mɛsin], historically used in English) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. On January 1, 2006, Mesen had a total population of 988. The total area is 3.58 km2 which gives a population density of 276 inhabitants per km2.

The municipality comprises only one main settlement, the town of Mesen proper. An exclave to the west of the main territory is surrounded by the municipalities of Heuvelland and Comines-Warneton.

MapMesen
The territory of Mesen (marked 'I') and its immediate neighbours. Built-up areas are shown in yellow.

Villages neighbouring the municipality:

Mesen is the smallest city in Belgium. It is a municipality with language facilities.

Mesen is twinned with Featherston in New Zealand in part due to the location of the New Zealand World War I Memorial, which has annual Anzac Day commemorations on 25 April.

History

In 1062, Adela, wife of Baldwin the Pius, count of Flanders, translated the bones of Saint Sidronius from Rome to Messines.

Three battles were fought over the town during World War I (1914–1918):

  • Kerktoren Mesen

    Church tower from Mesen

  • Sint-Niklaaskerk

    Sint-Niklaaskerk

  • MESSINES RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY

    Messines Ridge British Cemetery

  • Tower, Irish Peace Park, Mesen, Belgium

    Tower, Irish Peace Park in Mesen

  • IR Lübeck 029 – Meesen-Befehl

    German Order for Mesen 7 April 1918

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