Although Roman remains have been found, the first written mention of the village Koolkerke dates from the 12th century. The name "Coolkercke" was first mentioned in 1243. The Old Zwin, a watercourse which connected Bruges to the Zwin in Knokke and the Nortsea, ran past the village. Old Zwin silted up, replaced by a canal constructed by the order of Napoleon and two forts were built in the 17th century: Fort Lapin south of Koolkerke and the 'Fort de Bavière' or Fort van Beieren, the remains of this can be seen today.
It is believed that the name derives from Kool, a short version of the name Nicolas, hence from the church of St Nicholas. The church in Koolkerke was named by the settlement's founder, Nicolaas Gaillaerd.[2]
Other local attractions include the old windmill Ter Panne,[3] and the Groene Poort castle, Dudzeelse steenweg 460 (now called Château Rougesse).[4]
Sint-Niklaaskerk
Ter Pannemolen of Gailliaertmolen
Fort van Beieren
Hoeve Fort van Beieren
Referencesedit
^"LISTE ALPHABETIQUE DES COMMUNES - Fusions de 1963 à 1977" (PDF).
koolkerke, dutch, pronunciation, ˈkoːlkɛrkə, municipality, city, bruges, located, province, west, flanders, flemish, region, belgium, separate, municipality, until, 1971, january, 1971, merged, into, bruges, municipality, brugesview, coat, armslocation, locati. Koolkerke Dutch pronunciation ˈkoːlkɛrke is a sub municipality of the city of Bruges located in the province of West Flanders Flemish Region Belgium It was a separate municipality until 1971 On 1 January 1971 it was merged into Bruges 1 KoolkerkeSub municipality of BrugesView on KoolkerkeCoat of armsLocation of KoolkerkeLocation of Koolkerke in BrugesKoolkerkeShow map of BelgiumKoolkerkeShow map of West FlandersCoordinates 51 14 30 N 3 14 59 E 51 24167 N 3 24972 E 51 24167 3 24972Country BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegion Flemish RegionProvince West FlandersArrondissementBrugesMunicipalityBrugesArea Total4 17 km2 1 61 sq mi Population 2014 12 31 Total3 361 Density810 km2 2 100 sq mi Postal codes8000Area codes050History editAlthough Roman remains have been found the first written mention of the village Koolkerke dates from the 12th century The name Coolkercke was first mentioned in 1243 The Old Zwin a watercourse which connected Bruges to the Zwin in Knokke and the Nortsea ran past the village Old Zwin silted up replaced by a canal constructed by the order of Napoleon and two forts were built in the 17th century Fort Lapin south of Koolkerke and the Fort de Baviere or Fort van Beieren the remains of this can be seen today It is believed that the name derives from Kool a short version of the name Nicolas hence from the church of St Nicholas The church in Koolkerke was named by the settlement s founder Nicolaas Gaillaerd 2 Other local attractions include the old windmill Ter Panne 3 and the Groene Poort castle Dudzeelse steenweg 460 now called Chateau Rougesse 4 nbsp Sint Niklaaskerk nbsp Ter Pannemolen of Gailliaertmolen nbsp Fort van Beieren nbsp Hoeve Fort van BeierenReferences edit LISTE ALPHABETIQUE DES COMMUNES Fusions de 1963 a 1977 PDF Koolkerke Damme online com 1 dead link 2 dead link External links editWeb archive org nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Koolkerke nbsp This West Flanders location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Koolkerke amp oldid 1201325098, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
