Harelbeke

Infobox Belgium Municipality
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mayor=Rita Beyaert (CD&V)
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Harelbeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1 2006 Harelbeke had a total population of 26,172. The total area is 29.14 km² which gives a population density of 898 inhabitants per km².

Famous natives

* Andreas Pevernage (1542/1543 – 1591), composer of the late Renaissance
* Jacobus Vaet (1529-1567), Renaissance composer, possibly born in Harelbeke
* Armand Coeck (1941 - ), avant-garde composer
* Jan Bucquoy (1945 - ), anarchist and film-maker ("Camping Cosmos")
* Peter Benoit, composer

Events

Harelbeke is since 1958 the start and finish place of the E3 Prijs Vlaanderen, a semi classic cycling race held the week before the Ronde van Vlaanderen.

External links

* [http://www.harelbeke.be Official website ] - Available only in Dutch
* [http://www.hulste.info all about the town of Hulste] - Available only in Dutch