Steenvoorde
Steenvoorde | |
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Town hall | |
Location of Steenvoorde | |
| Coordinates: 50°48′40″N 2°34′53″E / 50.8112°N 2.5813°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Dunkerque |
| Canton | Wormhout |
| Intercommunality | CA Cœur de Flandre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Bataille |
Area 1 | 29.82 km2 (11.51 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 4,308 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Steenvoordois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59580 /59114 |
| Elevation | 8–67 m (26–220 ft) (avg. 25 m or 82 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Steenvoorde (French pronunciation: [stɛ̃vɔʁd]) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. Once part of the Seventeen Provinces of the Low Countries, Steenvoorde was the site of the beginning of the Beeldenstorm, or "Iconoclastic Fury." Today the city is known for its Géants du Nord, sculptures of giants that can be admired in summer festivals.