Evergem

Evergem
Municipality
Sleidinge
Flag Coat of arms
Evergem Location in Belgium
Location of Evergem in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°07′N 03°42′E / 51.117°N 3.700°ECoordinates: 51°07′N 03°42′E / 51.117°N 3.700°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Joeri De Maertelaere (N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	N-VA, CD&V
Area
• Total	75.04 km^2 (28.97 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	34,692
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	9940
Area codes	09
Website	www.evergem.be

Evergem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈeːvərɣɛm]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Belzele, Doornzele, Ertvelde, Evergem proper, Kerkbrugge-Langerbrugge, Kluizen, Rieme, Sleidinge and Wippelgem. On January 1, 2006, Evergem had a total population of 32,244. The total area is 75.04 square kilometres (28.97 sq mi) which gives a population density of 430 inhabitants per km².

Demographics

Opm:Bron:NIS

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
• Jun Song, Big Brother winner

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Evergem is twinned with:

Stalowa Wola, Poland[2]

Gallery

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

References

1. Population per municipality as of 1 January 2016 (XLS; 397 KB)
2. Błażejowski, Tomasz (4 June 2010). "Stalowa Wola podpisała porozumienie z Belgami" (in Polish). Stalowka.NET. Retrieved 2013-07-21.

External links

• Official website (Dutch)