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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Hondschoote canonical 4

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

Nord department
northern France
locatedNear Belgian border
location Hondschoote
Hondschoote
nearbyCity Dunkirk
Veurne
Ypres
partOf French Revolutionary Wars
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
Arrondissement of Dunkirk contains Hondschoote
Battle of Hondschoote location Hondschoote
subject linked to: Hondschoote
Church of Saint-Vaast location Hondschoote
subject linked to: Hondschoote