Zulte

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Zulte
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Zulte Location in Belgium show Location of Zulte in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°55′N 03°26′E / 50.917°N 3.433°E / 50.917; 3.433Coordinates: 50°55′N 03°26′E / 50.917°N 3.433°E / 50.917; 3.433
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Simon Lagrange
• Governing party/ies	Open Zulte, N-VA and GVZ
Area
• Total	32.52 km2 (12.56 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	15,720
• Density	480/km2 (1,300/sq mi)
Postal codes	9870
Area codes	09
Website	www.zulte.be

Zulte (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzɵltə]) is a Belgian municipality located in Flanders and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Machelen, and Zulte proper. On January 1, 2006, Zulte had a total population of 14,611. The total area is 32.52 km² which gives a population density of 449 inhabitants per km².

The town used to have its own beer since 1891 (simply called Zulte) but today they are part of Alken-Maes breweries. The main football club from Zulte merged with KSV Waregem to form a team called SV Zulte Waregem that plays in the Belgian Pro League as of 2006.

Famous inhabitants[]

• Roger Raveel, painter
• Gerard Reve, Dutch writer

References[]

External links[]

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

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