Diksmuide (Dixmude in French) is a municipality in the province of West Flanders in Belgium. A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) is the westernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ...

The municipality comprises Diksmuide itself and the towns of Beerst, Esen, Kaaskerke, Keiem, Lampernisse, Leke, Nieuwkapelle, Oostkerke, Oudekapelle, Pervijze, Sint-Jacobs-Kapelle, Stuivekenskerke, Vladslo and Woumen. On 1 January 2005 it had a total population of 15,636. The total area is 149.4 km², giving a population density of 104.66 inhabitants per km². Beerst is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... Esen is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... Kaaskerke is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... Keiem is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... Lampernisse is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... Leke is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... Nieuwkapelle is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... Oostkerke is a town in Diksmuide and Damme, parts of Belgium. ... Pervijze is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... Sint-Jacobs-Kapelle is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... Stuivekenskerke is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... Vladslo is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... Woumen is a town in Diksmuide, a part of Belgium. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...

Diksmuide stands on the River IJzer, which was a front line throughout the First World War. By the time the fighting ended, the town had been reduced to rubble and it was completely rebuilt in the 1920s. Categories: France geography stubs | Belgium geography stubs | Belgian rivers | French rivers ... Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working mechanical television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to...

External link

• Official website in Dutch