Kruishoutem

Kruishoutem
Municipality
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Kruishoutem Location in Belgium show Location of Kruishoutem in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°54′N 03°31′E / 50.900°N 3.517°E / 50.900; 3.517Coordinates: 50°54′N 03°31′E / 50.900°N 3.517°E / 50.900; 3.517
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Oudenaarde
Government
• Mayor	Joop Verzele
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	46.76 km2 (18.05 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	8,086
• Density	170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Postal codes	9770-9772
Area codes	09
Website	www.kruishoutem.be

Kruishoutem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌkrœy̯sˈɦʌu̯tɛm], in French and English Cruyshautem) was a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Kruishoutem proper, Nokere and Wannegem-Lede. On January 1, 2011, Kruishoutem had a total population of 8,140. The total area is 46.76 km² which gives a population density of 174 inhabitants per km². On 1 January 2019, Kruishoutem and Zingem merged into the new municipality of Kruisem.

The SONS Museum is located in Kruisem.

Church of Nokere

Sister cities[]

• Attert (Belgium) since 2004

References[]

External links[]

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

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