Evergem

Evergem
Evergem
Municipality
	Sleidinge
	Flag Coat of arms
	Evergem Location in Belgium show Location of Evergem in East Flanders
	Coordinates: 51°07′N 03°42′E / 51.117°N 3.700°ECoordinates: 51°07′N 03°42′E / 51.117°N 3.700°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Joeri De Maertelaere (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA, CD&V
Area
• Total	75.04 km2 (28.97 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)
• Total	35,239
• Density	470/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	9940
Area codes	09
Website	www.evergem.be

Evergem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːvərɣɛm]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Doornzele, Ertvelde, Evergem proper, , Kluizen, , Sleidinge and Wippelgem. On January 1, 2020, Evergem had a total population of 35,628. The total area is 75.04 square kilometres (28.97 sq mi) which gives a population density of 430 inhabitants per km².

Demographics[]

Opm:Bron:NIS

History[]

In the 1st world war, Ertvelde was used as a blockade in case the Netherlands attacked from the north. Ertvelde has a lot of bunkers due that, almost every 200m you can find one. Now they're mostly on fields used by farmers. The government decided that the bunkers are from the people where it stand. Some farmers destroyed it and some use it as storage, but some are still visitable.

Famous inhabitants[]

Angelus de Baets, portrait painter (1793- Ghent, 1855)
Luc De Vos, singer of the band Gorki
Wilfried Martens, former Belgian prime minister, former chairman of the European People's Party (1963 - 2013)
Eddy Wally, singer
Jun Song, winner

International relations[]

Twin towns — Sister cities[]

Evergem is twinned with:

Stalowa Wola, Poland^[2]

Gallery[]

Evergem, church: de Sint Kristoffelkerk
Sleidinge, Dorp 4 tm 6
Wippelgem, windmill: de Gerardsmolen
Kluizen, church: de Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboortekerk
Ertvelde, church: parochiekerk Onze Lieve Vrouwe Hemelvaart
Ertvelde, windmill: de Stenenmolen

References[]

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ Błażejowski, Tomasz (4 June 2010). "Stalowa Wola podpisała porozumienie z Belgami" (in Polish). Stalowka.NET. Retrieved 2013-07-21.

External links[]

Official website (in Dutch)

[wikidata-692aaaa06af07b61bd00fe674742d7f0e429826b-v3-1] "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

[Stalowa-Evergem_twinning-2] Błażejowski, Tomasz (4 June 2010). "Stalowa Wola podpisała porozumienie z Belgami" (in Polish). Stalowka.NET. Retrieved 2013-07-21.

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show v t Municipalities in the Province of East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
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Dendermonde	Berlare Buggenhout Dendermonde Hamme Laarne Lebbeke Waasmunster Wetteren Wichelen Zele
Eeklo	Assenede Eeklo Kaprijke Maldegem Sint-Laureins Zelzate
Ghent	Aalter Deinze De Pinte Destelbergen Evergem Gavere Ghent Lievegem Lochristi Melle Merelbeke Moerbeke-Waas Nazareth Oosterzele Sint-Martens-Latem Wachtebeke Zulte
Oudenaarde	Brakel Horebeke Kluisbergen Kruisem Lierde Maarkedal Oudenaarde Ronse Wortegem-Petegem Zwalm
Sint-Niklaas	Beveren Kruibeke Lokeren Sint-Gillis-Waas Sint-Niklaas Stekene Temse

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Evergem
Municipality
Sleidinge
Flag Coat of arms
Evergem Location in Belgium show Location of Evergem in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°07′N 03°42′E / 51.117°N 3.700°E / 51.117; 3.700Coordinates: 51°07′N 03°42′E / 51.117°N 3.700°E / 51.117; 3.700
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Joeri De Maertelaere (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA, CD&V
Area
• Total	75.04 km² (28.97 sq mi)
Population (2018-01-01)^[1]
• Total	35,239
• Density	470/km² (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	9940
Area codes	09
Website	www.evergem.be