A schepen (Dutch, pronounced [ˈsxeːpə(n)] ; pl. schepenen) or échevin (French, pronounced [eʃ(ə)vɛ̃] , [ɛʃvɛ̃]) or Schöffe (German, pronounced [ˈʃœfə] ) is a municipal officer in Belgium and formerly the Netherlands, where it has been replaced by the wethouder (a municipal executive).
A schepen (Dutch, pronounced [ˈsxeːpə(n)] ; pl. schepenen) or échevin (French, pronounced [eʃ(ə)vɛ̃] , [ɛʃvɛ̃]) or Schöffe (German, pronounced [ˈʃœfə] ) is a municipal officer in Belgium and formerly the Netherlands, where it has been replaced by the wethouder (a municipal executive).
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