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:''Menen is also a variation of the Nauruan district's name Meneng'' |lat_deg=50 |lat_min=48 |lon_deg=03 |lon_min=07 }} Menen ((:ˈmeːnə(n)), (フランス語:Menin), West Flemish dialect: ''Mêenn'' [] or ''Mêende'' []) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Menen proper and the towns of Lauwe and Rekkem. The city is situated on the French/Belgian border. On January 1, 2006, Menen had a total population of 32,413. The total area is 33.07 km² which gives a population density of 980 inhabitants per km². The city of Menen gives its name to the Menin Gate in Ypres which is a monument to those killed in World War I. The gate is so called as the road from that gate is the road to Menen. ==History== Menen's position near the French border led to many sieges in the history of the city. There were as many as 22 sieges between 1579 and 1830. The city was part of France between 1668 and 1713. Vauban turned Menen into a model-fortification (1679–1689). The city was besieged and taken by the Duke of Marlborough's allied Army in August 1706. During the Flanders Campaign of the Wars of the French Revolution the city changed hands several times and was the scene of a battle in September 1793. Menen was a barrier town for the Kingdom of the Netherlands against France from 1815 to 1830.() A new art museum, the ''Stadsmuseum ’t Schippershof'', opened in 1999 which holds many works by Menen-born sculptor Yvonne Serruys. In 2013 the city drew international attention by forbidding its civil servants to speak French with francophones. The mayor, , ordered that, if necessary, the communication should be in sign language. File:Menen - Schippershof 1.jpg| in Menen. File:Menen duits kerkhof.jpg|German World War I military cemetery in Menen. File:Menen - Casemates 1.jpg|Menen casemates File:Generaal J. Van der Mersch.JPG|Statue of General Jean-André van der Mersch 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「Menen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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