Lovendegem

Lovendegem
Municipality
Lovendegem, seen across the Ghent-Bruges Canal
Flag Coat of arms
Lovendegem Location in Belgium
Location of Lovendegem in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°06′N 03°36′E / 51.100°N 3.600°ECoordinates: 51°06′N 03°36′E / 51.100°N 3.600°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Christiaan De Wispelaere
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	19.48 km^2 (7.52 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	9,469
• Density	490/km^2 (1,300/sq mi)
Postal codes	9920, 9921
Area codes	09
Website	www.lovendegem.be

Lovendegem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌloːˈvɛndəɣɛm]) is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Lovendegem proper and Vinderhoute.^[2] On January 1, 2006, Lovendegem had a total population of 9,358. The total area is 19.48 km² which gives a population density of 480 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The name of the town was first recorded as Lovendenghiem in 1150,^[3] but there are traces of human settlements back to the Iron Age.

The Ghent-Bruges Canal crosses the municipality, with the town of Lovendegem to the north of the canal, and Vinderhoute to the south.

Gallery

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  Lovendegem, townhall

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  Lovendegem, church: Sint Martinuskerk

Famous inhabitants

• Maurice De Waele, cyclist, winner of the Tour de France

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)
2. "Vinderhoute".
3. "Lovendegem".

External links

• Media related to Lovendegem at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (Dutch)