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Also known as Aalter, Belgium

Aalter () is a municipality located between Bruges and Ghent in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Aalter, Bellem, , Poeke, Knesselare and . It is bordered on the north by Maldegem, on the east by Zomergem and Nevele, on the south by Deinze, and on the west by the province of West Flanders. The mayor is Pieter De Crem.

Key facts

Belgium municipality.name
Aalter
Belgium municipality.picture
Stationsstraat - Aalter - België.jpg
Belgium municipality.map
Aalter East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Aalter in East Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms
Blason ville be Aalter.svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Aalter vlag.svg
Belgium municipality.province
East Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Ghent
Belgium municipality.nis
44084
Belgium municipality.mayor
Pieter De Crem (CD&V)
Belgium municipality.majority
CD&V/N-VA
Belgium municipality.postal codes
9880, 9881, 9910
Belgium municipality.telephone area
09
Belgium municipality.web
www.aalter.be

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
Aalternaar
Population
29340
Area
119.85
Official website
www.aalter.be
Image
Aalter - Town hall.jpg
Dialing code
09
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Commons category
Aalter
postal code
9881
annual number of weddings
87
P13200
November
contact page URL
www.aalter.be/contact
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+32-9-325-22-00
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Aalter () is a municipality located between Bruges and Ghent in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Aalter, Bellem, , Poeke, Knesselare and . It is bordered on the north by Maldegem, on the east by Zomergem and Nevele, on the south by Deinze, and on the west by the province of West Flanders. The mayor is Pieter De Crem.

Effective 1 January 2019, the municipality of Knesselare was merged into Aalter. Aalter was home to 29,242 people in 2021.

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