Steenwerck

French commune
nomcommune=Steenwerck
région=Nord-Pas-de-Calais
département=Nord
arrondissement=Dunkerque
canton=Bailleul-Nord-Est
insee=59581
cp=59181
maire=Maurice Declercq
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Communauté de communes Monts de Flandres - Plaine de la Lys
longitude=2.7783
latitude=50.701
alt moy=16 m
alt mini=13 m
alt maxi=19 m
hectares=2,747
km²=27.47
sans=3,263
date-sans=1999
dens=118
date-dens=1999

Steenwerck is a town in the French region Nord-Pas-de-Calais, arrondissement of Dunkirk. It is located about 25 km north of Lille and as of 2003 has a population of 3,260.

Since 1967 the town is twinned with Hemer, Germany.

Steenwerck is home to the [http://100kmsteenwerck.asso.fr/ 100 km à pied de Steenwerck] marathon which features a traditional marathon, and a 100 km marathon, although most local residents prefer to merely walk one lap (roughly 27 km).

Steenwerck also has its own giant, as is tradition "au nord", which is named Totor and is one of the tallest, measuring 5.70 km.

Other places of interest include the [http://mvr.chez-alice.fr/ Musée de la Vie Rurale] as well as the Trois Abres Cemetery and Grand Beaumart Cemetery of the First World War.