Proven is a rural
village in the
Belgian province of
West Flanders, and a "
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 ...
" of the municipality
Poperinge. The village has about 1400 inhabitants.
The
church and
parish of Proven are named after
Saint Victor. The
Saint Victor Church
In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Ortho ...
was rebuilt in 1806, after the
late Gothic
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church from the early 17th century burnt down in 1802. In popular speech, the tower is called "peperbus" (
pepper shaker).
Poperinge
Populated places in West Flanders
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