Klerken is a village in Province of West Flanders in Belgium. It forms a part of the commune of in Houthulst. It was first mentioned in a letter by Arnulphus the Elder from 961 and the village's archives survive from as early as 1653.

Notable buildings include the Vredesmolen (a damaged windmill which is a war memorial) and the village's church of St Laurence (Sint-Laurentiuskerk).

• Cyriel Barbary, the last surviving Belgian veteran of World War I, was born in Klerken.

External links

• [1] The Beauprez family page with the entire Klerken history.
• t Rozenhof
• Gazetteer Entry

51°00′N 2°54′E / 51.000°N 2.900°E / 51.000; 2.900