Heuvelland is municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders comprise of 8 villages. If you think that Flanders is flat comes out cheated when translated Heuvelland to English, it means literally "hill country". There are 6 hills in the municipality which are used in cycling events and cycling tourism, the highest has an elevation of 156 m (512 ft). Heuvelland is part of the West-Flemish Hills, there are other hills in surrounding municipalities and across the border with France. Once the area was forested but centuries of agriculture and the bloodshed of World War I leaving only the hilltops are covered with trees, but they try to reforestation the area slowly. The municipality is thinly populated with an population of around 7800. The names of the villages are Dranouter, Kemmel, Loker, Nieuwkerke, Westouter, Wijtschate, Wulvergem en De Klijte, the town hall can be found in the village of Kemmel. So let's take an look at the flag.
The flag has three horizontal colors black, yellow and green, with an yellow star in the green stripe. The black and yellow represented the traditional colors of Flanders. The green the rural environment of the municipality. The points of the stars representing the 8 villages. Solid design this flag from an hilly Flemish municipality.
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