Spycker Explained

Spycker
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason de la ville de Spycker (Nord).svg
Arrondissement:	Dunkerque
Canton:	Coudekerque-Branche
Insee:	59576
Postal Code:	59380
Mayor:	Jean-Luc Goetbloet^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	CU Dunkerque
Coordinates:	50.97°N 2.3242°W
Elevation M:	10
Elevation Min M:	0
Elevation Max M:	5
Area Km2:	9.19

Spycker (in French pronounced as /spikɛʁ/; Dutch; Flemish: Spijker, in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈspɛi̯kər/; Spyker) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.^[2]

History

Spycker was liberated by soldiers of The Black Watch (Royal Highland Regiment) of Canada in September 1944.^[3]

See also

• Communes of the Nord department

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/59576-spycker INSEE commune file
3. O'Keefe, David R. "With Blinders On: The Black Watch and the Battle for Spycker, September 12–14, 1944." Canadian Army Journal, Volume 11, No. 1 Spring 2008.