Horebeke

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Horebeke

Nomenclature and Geography

Category: City / Municipality

Summary

About the place: Horebeke is a small municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, within the Flemish Ardennes region. It is known for its picturesque hilly landscape and the historic villages of Sint-Kornelis-Horebeke and Sint-Maria-Horebeke.

Flag Description: The flag is yellow featuring a red chevron extending into the bottom corners. In the background is a green double tressure flory-counterflory, adorned with green fleur-de-lis points pointing inwards and outwards.

Symbolism: The design of the flag is derived from the historical coat of arms of the van Horebeke (Liliendael) family, combining a red chevron on a yellow field with a tressure flory-counterflory.

Statistics

Area

13.25 km²

Population

2,048

Location