Temse

Temse (; ) is a municipality in East Flanders, Belgium.

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Belgium municipality.name: Temse
Belgium municipality.picture: Temse Centrum 3.jpg
Belgium municipality.map: Temse East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Location of Temse in East Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms: Blason ville be Temse.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Flag of Temse.svg
Belgium municipality.province: East Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Sint-Niklaas
Belgium municipality.nis: 46025
Belgium municipality.mayor: Hugo Maes (CD&V)
Belgium municipality.majority: CD&V, N-VA, Open VLD
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 9140
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 03
Belgium municipality.web: www.temse.be

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Population: 29528
Area: 39.92
Official website: www.temse.be
Image: Temse kaai.jpg
Dialing code: 03

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Commons category: Temse
postal code: 9140
annual number of weddings: 123
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +32-3-710-12-12
P13200: Michael Bloomberg
contact page URL: www.temse.be/contact

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Temse (; ) is a municipality in East Flanders, Belgium.

The name Temse is derived from the Gallo-Roman/Gaul Tamisiacum or Tamasiacum. This is also reflected in the French name for the town, Tamise. The main sights include the Church of Our Lady, whose steeple was designed by the famous sculptor Adriaan Nijs, who died in Temse, and who also sculpted the wooden pulpit. Inside the church the relics of Amalberga of Temse are venerated. Close by stands the old "Gemeentehuis" (town hall), built in Flemish Eclectic style, housing a carillon in its main tower.