Werken
in Provincie West-Vlaanderen of Flanders, Belgium
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Ostend-Bruges International Airport (13 mi) - Wevelgem Airport (18 mi)
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Dunkerque les Moeres Airport (18 mi) - Merville-Calonne Airport (32 mi)
- Lille-Lesquin Airport (33 mi)
- Calais-Dunkerque Airport (44 mi)
- Valenciennes-Denain Airport (53 mi)
- Brussels Airport (67 mi)
- Albert-Bray Airport (74 mi)
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Eindhoven Airport (108 mi) - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (117 mi)
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport (141 mi)
- Paris-Orly Airport (161 mi)
- Historic Centre of Brugge (Unesco heritage, 17 mi)
- Notre-Dame Cathedral in Tournai (Unesco heritage, 35 mi)
- Nord-Pas de Calais Mining Basin (Unesco heritage, 47 mi)
- Fortifications of Vauban (Unesco heritage, 52 mi)
- Major Mining Sites of Wallonia (Unesco heritage, 56 mi)
- Belfries of Belgium and France (Unesco heritage, 60 mi)
- Neolithic Flint Mines at Spiennes (Mons) (Unesco heritage, 61 mi)
- La Grand-Place, Brussels (Unesco heritage, 62 mi)
- The Four Lifts on the Canal du Centre and their Environs, La Louvière and Le Roeulx (Hainaut) (Unesco heritage, 64 mi)
- Amiens Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 84 mi)
- Westgolf Course (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Ieper Open Golf (Golf course, 12 mi)
- Wellington Golf Course (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Golf & Country Club De Palingbeek (Golf course, 13 mi)
- Royal Ostend Golf Club (Golf course, 17 mi)
- Royal Zoute Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Landmeterskantoor Sabbe (observation point, (10 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 51.029 and 2.964 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 51° 1' 45" and E 2° 57' 52"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Dutch, French, German
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 06:13 AM (Thursday)
- Timezone: Europe/Brussels
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:17 am and 9:12 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Belgium.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Belgium. Last Update: 2024-05-01 08:01:32
Explore Werken
Werken in Provincie West-Vlaanderen (Flanders) is a city in Belgium about 62 mi (or 99 km) west of Brussels, the country's capital.
Local time in Werken is now 06:13 AM (Thursday). The local timezone is named Europe / Brussels with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 13 airports in the vicinity of Werken, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in Belgium is Ostend-Bruges International Airport in a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Belgium is Historic Centre of Brugge in a distance of 17 mi (or 27 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Diksmuide, Ostend, Ieper, Saint-Yvon and Veurne. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 15°C / 58 °F
| Morning Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 12°C / 54 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 1% |
| Air Humidity | 81% |
| Air Pressure | 1002 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (7 mph) from North-East |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 99% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Friday, 3rd of May 2024
14°C (56 °F)
9°C (48 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, overcast clouds.
Saturday, 4th of May 2024
15°C (59 °F)
9°C (49 °F)
Light rain, moderate breeze, overcast clouds.
Sunday, 5th of May 2024
16°C (60 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, few clouds.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
West Flanders
West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, also named Flanders, in Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) on the Netherlands, the Flemish province of East Flanders (Oost-Vlaanderen) and the Walloon province of Hainaut (Henegouwen) in Belgium, on France, and the North Sea. Its capital is Bruges (Brugge). Other important cities are Kortrijk in the south and Ostend along the coastline.
Vladslo German war cemetery
Vladslo German war cemetery is about three kilometres north east of Vladslo, near Diksmuide, Belgium. Established during World War I, the cemetery holds 3,233 wartime burials. In 1956, burials from many smaller surrounding cemeteries were concentrated in Vladslo, and it now contains the remains of 25,644 soldiers. Each stone bears the name of twenty soldiers, with just their name, rank, and date of death specified.
Handzame
Handzame is a village in the Belgian province West-Flanders. It is part of the municipality Kortemark, which also comprises the villages Werken, Zarren and Kortemark itself. See also: West Flanders
Werken
Werken is a small village in Kortemark, a part of West Flanders, Belgium.
Zarren
Zarren is a town in Kortemark, a part of Belgium. See also: West Flanders
Bovekerke
Bovekerke is a village in the Belgian province of West-Flanders, and since 1971 it’s a “deelgemeente” of the municipality of Koekelare. Besides the chief town of Koekelare proper, Bovekerke also borders the villages Vladslo and Werken. Bovekerke has about 1000 inhabitants. The Roman Catholic parish and church are named after Saint Gertrude. The Saint Gertrude church, with three naves, is built in brick in 1848. Only the octagonal church is left from the late roman church.
These are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Werken.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Wercken, Werken
