Gavere

Gavere
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Gavere Location in Belgium show Location of Gavere in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°56′N 03°40′E / 50.933°N 3.667°E / 50.933; 3.667Coordinates: 50°56′N 03°40′E / 50.933°N 3.667°E / 50.933; 3.667
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Philippe Verwee (Forza Baaigem!)
• Governing party/ies	VLD-VOG
Area
• Total	31.34 km2 (12.10 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	12,769
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	9890
Area codes	09
Website	www.gavere.be

Gavere (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣaːvərə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Asper, Baaigem, Dikkelvenne, Gavere, Semmerzake and Vurste. On January 1, 2006, Gavere had a total population of 12,004. The total area is 31.35 km² which gives a population density of 383 inhabitants per km².

Borgwal Castle in Vurste (2007)

Sports[]

The Superprestige Gavere is a November cyclo-cross race held in Gavere, Belgium, which is part of the Superprestige.

Military[]

The Air Traffic Control center of the Belgian Air Component is based in Semmerzake.

See also[]

• Lamoraal van Egmont, Prince of Gavere

References[]

External links[]

• Media related to Gavere at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Dutch)
• Webpage at Reocities
• Webpage at Internet Archive

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