Halewijn
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Halewijn can have several meanings:
- Halewijn is a hamlet in LuchterenLuchterenLuchteren is the most rural parish of Drongen, which is itself a submunicipality of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium.Most shops and other important features are located in the main streets Beekstraat, Antoon Catriestraat, Boskeetstraat and Gavergrachtstraat, the last one holding the small...
, Belgium.
- Halewijn is the name of the character in the Dutch folksong, see Heer HalewijnHeer HalewijnHeer Halewijn is a Dutch-Flemish folk tale which survives in folk ballad. Although the first printed version of the song only appears in an anthology published in 1848, the ballad itself dates back to the 13th century and is one of the oldest Dutch folk songs with ancient subject matter to be...
(Dutch for "Lord Halewijn").
- Halewijn is the name of an opera based on the Dutch folksong, see Heer HalewijnHeer HalewijnHeer Halewijn is a Dutch-Flemish folk tale which survives in folk ballad. Although the first printed version of the song only appears in an anthology published in 1848, the ballad itself dates back to the 13th century and is one of the oldest Dutch folk songs with ancient subject matter to be...
.