Zwijnaarde
Sign in to saveZwijnaarde () is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Ghent.
Key facts
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- Zwijnaarde
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- Sub-municipality of Ghent
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- Kasteel van Zwijnaarde, voorzijde.jpg
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- Zwijnaarde Castle
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- Belgium#Belgium East Flanders
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- Flemish Community
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- Flemish Region
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- Province
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- East Flanders
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- Arrondissement
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- Ghent
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- Municipality
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Zwijnaarde () is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Ghent.
It is known for its fair and its Zwijntjes beer. A cluster of biotech companies is located at the Zwijnaarde science park, including Innogenetics and DevGen. In 2013 at Zwijnaarde, the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology supervised a trial of 448 poplar trees genetically engineered to produce less lignin so that they would be more suitable for conversion into biofuels.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zwijnaarde” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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