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Mesen (''Messines'' in French, historically used in English) is a city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. On January 1, 2006, Mesen had a total population of 988. The total area is 3.58 km² which gives a population density of 276 inhabitants per km². The municipality comprises only one main settlement, the town of Mesen proper. An exclave to the west of the main territory is surrounded by the municipalities of Heuvelland and Comines-Warneton. Villages neighbouring the municipality: * a. Wijtschate (in the municipality of Heuvelland) * b. Warneton (in the municipality of Comines-Warneton) * c. Ploegsteert (in the municipality of Comines-Warneton) Mesen is the smallest city in Belgium. It is a municipality with language facilities. Mesen is twinned with Featherston in New Zealand in part due to the location of the New Zealand World War I Memorial, which has annual Anzac Day commemorations on 25 April. == War history == *Battle of Messines (1914) *Battle of Messines (1917) *Battle of the Lys (1918) Image:Kerktoren Mesen.JPG|Church tower from Mesen Image:Sint-Niklaaskerk.JPG|Sint-Niklaaskerk Image:MESSINES RIDGE BRITISH CEMETERY.JPG|Messines Ridge British Cemetery Image:Tower, Irish Peace Park, Mesen, Belgium.jpg|Tower, Irish Peace Park in Mesen Image:IR Lübeck 029 – Meesen-Befehl.jpg|German Order for Mesen 7 April 1918 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mesen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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