Wormhout

Wormhout is a common French, located in the department of the Northern and the area Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Geography

Wormhout is located in the Houtland and is crossed by two River, the Peene Becque and the Yser.

Communes bordering

The communes bordering are: Quaëdypre, Wylder, West-Cappel, Bambecque, Herzeele, Oudezeele, Zermezeele, Ledringhem and Esquelbecq.

History

The name of Wormhout comes from old man-Saxon the " Wermod" who indicates a plant of the family of the armoises and wormwoods. The name of this plant is " wormwood" in modern English; it is the correspondence term for term of " WORM-hout" in Flemish.

The first known mention of Wormhout dates from the 7th century, it is in the cartulaire of the abbey of Sithiu, currently Saint-Omer. It mentions the donation made by a man of named well Heremarus with Saint Winoc. It is about a field named Woromhold on which Winoc builds a monastery. The Comté of Wormhout is created in 1067. In 1566, the church is ransacked by the Gueux. It is rebuilt in 1578. The city is occupied in 1940 by the Germans at the time of the Second world war and released in September 1944.

Administration

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Demography

Places and monuments

Windmill says Moulin Deschodt 1756, restored.

Bandstand beginning 20th, in ironwork.

Saint Martin's day church, hallekerque 16th/17th (IMH): turn 17th; enclose chorus carved, organ 18th.

Museum of the Flemish house of Jeanne Devos (first woman photographer 1902-1989): typical furniture, funds photographic of 1825 to 1980.

Personalities related to the commune

Jacques Dehaene: man of the church and Politician
Winoc: Holy
Jeanne Devos: Photographer

See too

Giant of North
Common of North

External bonds

astronomy
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Wormhout on the site of the national geographical Institute
Wormhout on the site of INSEE
Wormhout on the site of Quid
Localization of Wormhout on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Wormhout on Mapquest

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