Roesbrugge is a small rural
village in the
Belgian province of
West Flanders. Roesbrugge is the larger of two villages that make up the "
deelgemeente
A deelgemeente (, literally ''part-municipality'') or section ( French) is a subdivision of a municipality in Belgium and, until March 2014, in the Netherlands as well.
Belgium
Each municipality in Belgium that existed as a separate entity on 1 J ...
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Roesbrugge-Haringe in the municipality of
Poperinge. Roesbrugge is located in the northwestern part of Poperinge and in the northern part of Roesbrugge-Haringe. The town center is located along the
Yser river. An old branch of this river, the
Dode IJzer
Dode may refer to: Geography
* Dode, Jalandhar, India
* Dode, Kent, United Kingdom
People
*Dode, Abbess of Saint Pierre de Reims
*Dode Criss
*Dode Paskert
*Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie
Guillaume Dode de la Brunerie (April 30, 1775 – February 2 ...
(''Dead Yser'') makes up the northern border of the town center. The built-up area extends across the Dode IJzer into the hamlet
Beveren-Kalsijde, a settlement on the territory of
Beveren-aan-de-IJzer in the municipality of
Alveringem. The small village of
Haringe is located one kilometer to the southwest of Roesbrugge; both make up the deelgemeente Roesbrugge-Haringe.
The Catholic
church and
parish of Roesbrugge are named after
Saint Martin Saint Martin may refer to:
People
* Saint Martin of Tours (c. 316–397), Bishop of Tours, France
* Saint Martin of Braga (c. 520–580), archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Gallaecia (now Braga in Portugal)
* Pope Martin I (598–655)
* Saint Mart ...
. The church was built between 1806 and 1837.
See also
*
Roesbrugge-Haringe
External links
Roesbrugge, het dorp aan de ijzer- website Roesbrugge
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Poperinge
Populated places in West Flanders