Ledringhem
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| Commune of Ledringhem | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | ? |
| Latitude | ? |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkirk |
| Canton | Cassel |
| Mayor | Christian Delassus (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | ?–? m (avg. ? m) |
| Land area¹ | ? km² |
| Population² (?) |
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| - Density (?) | ?/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | ?/ 59470 |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 mi² or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| ² Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
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Ledringhem is a French village and commune, situated in the "département" of "Nord" (which means North) and the "région" of "Nord-Pas-de-Calais". It is situated also in the ancient territory of the French Flandre, in the part called "Houtland" (or "Land of woods", with the cities of Cassel and Hazebrouck). It is 4 km away of the small town Wormhout. Ledringhem is crossed by the small river Peene Becque.
[edit] History
[edit] The origins
The village dates certainly to the gallo-roman era. The word etymology could mean "Fatherland of Ledrae", Ledrae being the name of a chief. For proof, the discovery of a treasure, at the end of the 19th century, composed from 50 000 golden coins (25 000 red-colored due to a copper-rich alloy, 25 000 yellow-colored) gallo-roman-type.
[edit] World wars
Schrapnels of canon shells and gun ammunitions can still be found in the fields by farmers dating World War I.
A battle also took place in Ledringhem during World War II, which opposed British and German soldiers. A military cimetary is located there.
For a chronicle of the battle, follow this external link
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