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This article is about the Belgian village. For other uses, including the surname, see Loker (disambiguation). Deelgemeente in West Flanders, Belgium
Loker
Deelgemeente
Coordinates: 50°46′53″N 2°46′25″E / 50.78139°N 2.77361°E / 50.78139; 2.77361
CountryBelgium
Province West Flanders
MunicipalityHeuvelland
Area
 • Total6.80 km (2.63 sq mi)
Population
 • Total572
 Source: NIS
Postal code8958

Loker (also spelt Locre) is a small village in the Belgian province of West Flanders, and a part ("deelgemeente") of the municipality of Heuvelland.

For the major part of World War I, the city was controlled by the Allied Powers. A field hospital was located there and multiple war graves can also be found.

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References

  1. ^ "Locre (Loker) Hospice Cemetery, Belgium". Remembering the Fallen. Retrieved 27 December 2017.


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