Jabbeke () is a

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located in the Belgian province of

West Flanders ) , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of West Flanders.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van West-Vlaanderen.svg , shield_size = , image_map ...

. The municipality comprises the towns of Jabbeke proper, Snellegem,

Stalhille Stalhille is a village in the Belgian province West Flanders in Jabbeke, a municipality in Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is border ...

, Varsenare and Zerkegem. On 1 January 2006 the municipality had 13,572 inhabitants. The total area is , giving a

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of 252 inhabitants per km².

Speed records

In the 1940s and 1950s it was renowned for the number of speed records set on a measured kilometer of highway. Not just absolute speed records, manufacturers wanted each model's maximum speed measured and certified by the Royal Automobile Club of Belgium. For example, the Healey Elliott with 110.65 mph in 1946, at the time the 'fastest car in the world in series production',The Healey Story by Geoffrey Healey p35 the

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achieved an officially timed ; the "Jabbeke Speed Record" Triumph TR2 (124.889 mph) car was driven by Ken Richardson;

André Pilette André Pilette (6 October 1918 – 27 December 1993), son of former Indy 500 participant Théodore Pilette, was a racing driver from Belgium. He participated in 14 Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class ...

set a Belgian record in the 2 litre class in the

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RS ; in 1952 the

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JET 1 turbine driven by Spen King set the first speed record for gas turbine cars at over the flying kilometre; and the exotic Pegaso Z-102 clocked to make it the 'fastest production car in the world'.

Famous inhabitants

* Constant Permeke (°1886 - 1952) was a Belgian painter who is considered the leading figure of Flemish expressionism, born in Antwerp. * Steve Ramon (°1979), won two

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world championships between 1996 and 2011, born in Zerkegem. *

Romain Maes Romain Maes (; 10 August 1913 – 22 February 1983) was a Belgian cyclist who won the 1935 Tour de France after wearing the yellow jersey of leadership from beginning to end. Maes was the 13th child in his family. He started racing when he ...

(°1912 - 1983), winner of the

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in 1935, was born in Zerkegem. *

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(°1952), Belgian footballer and coach. *

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(°1985), Belgian footballer for Cercle Brugge K.S.V., K.A.A. Gent and

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References

External links

* {{Authority control Municipalities of West Flanders