Destelbergen

Destelbergen
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Destelbergen Location in Belgium
Location of Destelbergen in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°3′N 3°48′E / 51.050°N 3.800°ECoordinates: 51°3′N 3°48′E / 51.050°N 3.800°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Marc De Pauw (VLD)
• Governing party/ies	VLD, CD&V
Area
• Total	26.56 km^2 (10.25 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	17,867
• Density	670/km^2 (1,700/sq mi)
Postal codes	9070
Area codes	09
Website	www.destelbergen.be

Destelbergen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌdɛstəlˈbɛrɣə(n)]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Destelbergen proper and Heusden and was created on January 1, 1977, by the fusion of these two municipalities. Its western border touches the municipality of Ghent and Melle and is formed by an ancient silted up branch of the river Scheldt.

On January 1, 2011, Destelbergen had a total population of 17,636. The total area is 26.56 km² which gives a population density of 664 inhabitants per km².

Attractions worth seeing are the many residential castles, a Gaulish farmhouse, and the Damvallei nature reserve.

References

1. Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)

External links

• Media related to Destelbergen at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (Dutch)