Hondschoote

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Hondschoote is a commune in northern France near the Belgian border, historically notable as the site of a major battle during the French Revolutionary Wars.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
church building
commune of France
administrativeStatus commune
belligerent French Republic NERFINISHED
Great Britain NERFINISHED
Habsburg Austria NERFINISHED
belongsTo arrondissement of Dunkirk NERFINISHED
canton of Wormhout NERFINISHED
borderWith Belgium NERFINISHED
coordinateLocation approx. 50.98°N 2.58°E
country France
date 6–8 September 1793
departmentCode 59
hasCulturalRegion Westhoek NERFINISHED
hasDemography small population size (several thousand inhabitants)
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
cross-border trade
hasEvent Battle of Hondschoote NERFINISHED
hasHeritage linen production history
textile industry history
hasMunicipalGovernment Hondschoote municipal council NERFINISHED
hasReligiousBuilding Church of Saint-Vaast NERFINISHED
hasTransport local road network
historicalRegion County of Flanders NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance site of major battle in 1793
INSEECODE 59306
languageTradition Dutch
French
locatedIn Flanders
French Flanders NERFINISHED
Hauts-de-France
surface form: Hauts-de-France region

Nord department NERFINISHED
northern France NERFINISHED
locatedNear Belgian border
location Hondschoote NERFINISHED
Hondschoote NERFINISHED
nearbyCity Dunkirk NERFINISHED
Veurne NERFINISHED
Ypres NERFINISHED
partOf French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED
historical French–Belgian frontier region
postalCode 59122
regionType rural town
result French victory
timeZone CEST
CET

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Battle of Hondschoote location Hondschoote