Evergem

Coordinates: 51°07′N 03°42′E / 51.117°N 3.700°E / 51.117; 3.700Country BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceEast FlandersArrondissementGhentGovernment • MayorJoeri De Maertelaere (N-VA) • Governing party/iesN-VA, CD&VArea • Total75.37 km² (29.10 sq mi)Population • Total35,239 • Density470/km² (1,200/sq mi)Postal codesNIS codeArea codes09Websitewww.evergem.be

Evergem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːvərɣɛm] ^ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Belzele [nl], Doornzele, Ertvelde, Evergem proper, Kerkbrugge-Langerbrugge [nl], Kluizen, Rieme [nl], Sleidinge and Wippelgem [nl]. In 2021, Evergem had a total population of 35,791.^[2]

Demographics

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History

In the 1st world war, Ertvelde was used as a blockade in case the Netherlands attacked from the north. Ertvelde has a lot of bunkers due that, almost every 200m you can find one. Now they're mostly on fields used by farmers. The government decided that the bunkers are from the people where it stand. Some farmers destroyed it and some use it as storage, but some are still visitable.

Famous inhabitants

• Angelus de Baets, portrait painter (1793- Ghent, 1855)
• Luc De Vos, singer of the band Gorki
• Wilfried Martens, former Belgian prime minister, former chairman of the European People's Party (1963 - 2013)
• Eddy Wally, singer

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Evergem is twinned with:

Stalowa Wola, Poland[3]

Gallery

• 
  Evergem, church: de Sint Kristoffelkerk
• 
  Sleidinge, Dorp 4 tm 6
• 
  Wippelgem, windmill: de Gerardsmolen
• 
  Kluizen, church: de Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboortekerk
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  Ertvelde, church: parochiekerk Onze Lieve Vrouwe Hemelvaart
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  Ertvelde, windmill: de Stenenmolen

References

External links

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