Menen
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: City / Municipality
Summary
About the place: Menen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders along the Lys river, directly on the French border. Together with the neighboring French town of Halluin, it forms a cross-border conurbation.
Flag Description: The flag consists of two vertical stripes, red at the hoist and white at the fly. In the upper part of the red stripe, there are three yellow five-pointed stars arranged two and one.
Symbolism: The red and white colors originate from the historic medieval coat of arms of the city. The three yellow stars represent the three sub-municipalities constituting Menen (Menen, Lauwe, and Rekkem).
Flag Description: The flag consists of two vertical stripes, red at the hoist and white at the fly. In the upper part of the red stripe, there are three yellow five-pointed stars arranged two and one.
Symbolism: The red and white colors originate from the historic medieval coat of arms of the city. The three yellow stars represent the three sub-municipalities constituting Menen (Menen, Lauwe, and Rekkem).
Statistics
Area
33.07 km²
Population
33,982