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Also known as Mattentaartenstad, Grammont, Giesbaargen

Geraardsbergen (; ) is a city and municipality located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Geraardsbergen proper and the following towns: , , , , , , , , , , , Viane, , and .

Key facts

Belgium municipality.name
Geraardsbergen
Belgium municipality.picture
File:Geraardsbergen-Grammont(Belg).jpg
Belgium municipality.picture legend
Montage of Geraardsbergen
Belgium municipality.map
Geraardbergen East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Geraardsbergen in East Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms
Geraardsbergen wapen.svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Geraardsbergen vlag.svg
Belgium municipality.province
East Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Aalst
Belgium municipality.nis
41018
Belgium municipality.mayor
Ann Panis (Open VLD)
Belgium municipality.majority
CD&V, Open VLD
Belgium municipality.postal codes
9500, 9506
Belgium municipality.telephone area
054
Belgium municipality.imagesize
250px

via Wikipedia infobox

Company

Jurisdiction
BE
Headquarters
Geraardsbergen, BE

via GLEIF

Wikidata facts

Official name
Geraardsbergen
Demonym
Tusjkiesj
Country
Belgium
Official language
Dutch
Population
33403
Area
79.71
Time zone
UTC+02:00
Body of water
Dender
Head of government
Guido De Padt
Shares border with
Ninove
Official website
www.geraardsbergen.be
Image
0 Grammont - Hôtel de ville et fontaine Marbol.JPG
Dialing code
054
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nickname
Mattentaartenstad
located in/on physical feature
Flemish Ardennes
Commons category
Geraardsbergen
topic's main category
Category:Geraardsbergen
category for people born here
Category:Births in Geraardsbergen
postal code
1580
category of associated people
Category:People from Geraardsbergen
annual number of weddings
129
native label
Geraardsbergen
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+32-54-43-44-45
P13200
Mercury
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Places of interest
  • Mattentaart
  • Notable individuals
  • References
  • External links

Geraardsbergen (; ) is a city and municipality located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Geraardsbergen proper and the following towns: , , , , , , , , , , , Viane, , and .

In 2021, Geraardsbergen had a total population of 33,970. The total area is 79.71 km2.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Geraardsbergen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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