Steenwerck is a commune, in French Flanders, in the Nord department in northern France. It is located about 25 km north of Lille and in 2013 had a population of 3519. People from Steenwerck are known as Steenwerckois. It is home to Steenwerck's 100 km à pied race event, which mainly features a 100 km marathon, although most local residents prefer to merely walk one lap . Steenwerck also has its own festival giant, as is the tradition in the Nord Department, which is named Totor and is one of the tallest, measuring 5.70 m . Other places of interest include the Museum of Rural Life as well as three Commonwealth war cemeteries, and a German war cemetery,...
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