Menen, known in French as Menin, is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders, on the border with France. The municipality takes in the city of Menen proper together with the towns of Lauwe and Rekkem. It had a population of 32,413 at the start of 2006 and covers about 33 square kilometres, which gives a density of roughly 980 people per square kilometre. The city gives its name to the Menin Gate in Ypres, the memorial to those killed in the First World War, because the road from that gate leads to Menen. Its town hall, with a large belfry, was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1999 as part of the Belfries of Belgium and France.
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1. Menen (Wikipedia)
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On January 1, 2006, Menen had a total population of 32,413.
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The total area is 33.07 km2
Part Of: Belgium, Lead sentence
is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders
On Continent: Europe, Lead sentence; Europe follows from the country
is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders
View the Source2. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 3.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 50.75, 3.25
50.75 3.25 Cfb
3. GeoNames: Menen - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2791343, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 2791343, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
50.79722 3.12245 P PPL BE VLG VWV 34 34027 31916 18 Europe/Brussels
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