Aalst

Also known as Alost, Oalst, Oilsjt

city in East Flanders, Belgium

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Aalst is a city located in East Flanders, a region in Belgium. It is a significant urban center in the Flemish part of the country with historical and cultural importance to the region.

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Official name: Aalst
Demonym: Ajoin
Population: 88854
Area: 78.66
Elevation: 14
Official website: www.aalst.be
Image: Aalst belfry.jpg
Dialing code: 053

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postal code: 9308
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native label: Oalst
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phone number: +32-53-77-93-00
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Aalst ( Dutch pronunciation: [aːlst] ; French: Alost, pronounced [alɔst]; Brabantian: Oilsjt) is a city and municipality in the province of East Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located on the Dender River, about 31 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Brussels. The municipality comprises the city of Aalst itself and the villages of Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel and Nieuwerkerken; it is the country's tenth largest city by population with 92,131 inhabitants. Aalst is crossed by the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek in Aalst and Hofstade. The current mayor of Aalst is Christoph D'Haese, from the New-Flemish Alliance party. The town has a long-standing folkloric feud with Dendermonde, north along the same river, which dates from the Middle Ages.

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