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Staden
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 Staden
Location in Belgium
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| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Province | West Flanders | ||
| Arrondissement | Roeselare | ||
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| • Total | 46.24 km2 (17.85 sq mi) | ||
| Population
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| Postal codes |
8840
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| Area codes | 051 | ||
| Website | www.staden.be | ||
Staden (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈstaːdə(n)]; West Flemish: Stoan) is a village and rural municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality has around 11 000 inhabitants.
In the local West-Flemish dialect, the d is not pronounced, which results in Stoan as pronunciation.
Geography
In 1976, Staden fused with the smaller villages of Oostnieuwkerke and Westrozebeke into a single municipality. As Staden was the bigger village, its name was used for the resulting municipality. Next to those three village centres, there are also a number of smaller hamlets. At the boundary between Staden, Westrozebeke and Poelkapelle, you can find the hamlet Vijfwegen. And on the boundary between Oostnieuwkerke and Hooglede, you can find the hamlet Sleihage. Both these hamlets had their own church and parish. The remaining population is spread over even smaller hamlets.
| # | Name | Area (km²) | Population (31/12/2009) |
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| I | Staden | 25,43 | 5.424 |
| II | Oostnieuwkerke | 10,80 | 3.447 |
| III (IV) |
Westrozebeke - Vijfwegen |
10,00 |
2.181 |
- Source: Website gemeente Staden
The municipality of Staden borders the following villages and municipalities:
- a. Roeselare (town of Roeselare)
- b. Passendale (municipality of Zonnebeke)
- c. Poelkapelle (municipality of Langemark-Poelkapelle)
- d. Houthulst (municipality of Houthulst)
- e. Zarren (municipality of Kortemark)
- f. Handzame (municipality of Kortemark)
- g. Hooglede, (municipality of Hooglede)
History
The village of Staden was founded nearby the castle of Staden, around 1100. That castle was built in the forests, near the road between Ypres and Bruges. The castle of Staden fell mostly under the control of Ypres, but also partially under the control of Bruges. The castle itself was completely destroyed in 1917, during the First World War. Only a part of the moat remains, and a bench built from the stones of the old castle.
