Vleteren Explained

Vleteren
Map:Vleteren West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Vleteren in West Flanders
Arms:Vleteren wapen2.svg
Flag:Vleteren vlag.svg
Arrondissement:Ypres
Nis:33041
Mayor:Stephan Mourisse (Open Vld)
Majority:Landelijke Volkspartij (LVP)
Postal-Codes:8640
Telephone-Area:057
Web:www.vleteren.be
Coordinates:50.9333°N 46°W

Vleteren (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈvleːtərə(n)/) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Oostvleteren, Westvleteren and Woesten. On January 1, 2006, Vleteren had a total population of 3,636. The total area is 38.15 km2 which gives a population density of 95 inhabitants per km2.