Houtem is on the list of the 50 most beautiful villages in Flanders. Only about 650 people live here. It's a little out of the way in De Moeren, near the French border. The headquarters of the Belgian army was located here for a long time during the First World War.

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Dirk Couck

June 9, 2022

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Houtem is located on the GR 5A path.

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🇧🇪 Herwig Aertbeliën

February 3, 2023

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As Veurne came increasingly under heavy German artillery fire at the beginning of the war, from 23 January 1915 the headquarters of the Belgian army was transferred to the parsonage …

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Houtem Rectory – Belgian Army Headquarters (1915–1918)

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Nieuwpoort–Dunkirk Canal – Veurne Market Square loop from Koksijde

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