Klerken
Deelgemeente in West Flanders, Belgium
50°59′52″N 2°54′20″E / 50.99778°N 2.90556°E / 50.99778; 2.90556![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Flag_of_West_Flanders.svg/23px-Flag_of_West_Flanders.svg.png)
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Klerken is a village in Province of West Flanders in Belgium. It forms a part of the commune of in Houthulst. It was first mentioned in a letter by Arnulphus the Elder from 961 and the village's archives survive from as early as 1653.
Notable buildings include the Vredesmolen (a damaged windmill which is a war memorial) and the village's church of St Laurence (Sint-Laurentiuskerk).
- Cyriel Barbary, the last surviving Belgian veteran of World War I, was born in Klerken.
External links
- [1] The Beauprez family page with the entire Klerken history.
- t Rozenhof
- Gazetteer Entry
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