Zottegem

Zottegem
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Zottegem Location in Belgium
Location of Zottegem in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°52′N 03°48′E / 50.867°N 3.800°ECoordinates: 50°52′N 03°48′E / 50.867°N 3.800°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Aalst
Government
• Mayor	Jenne De Potter (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, sp.a
Area
• Total	56.66 km^2 (21.88 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2016)[1]
• Total	25,899
• Density	460/km^2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	9620
Area codes	09
Website	www.zottegem.be

Zottegem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzɔtəɣɛm]) is a municipality located in Belgium and more particularly in Flanders, in the province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Zottegem proper and the villages of Elene, Erwetegem, Godveerdegem, Grotenberge, Leeuwergem, Oombergen, Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove, Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, Strijpen and Velzeke-Ruddershove. On January 1, 2006, Zottegem had a total population of 24,548. The total area is 56.66 km² which gives a population density of 433 inhabitants per km².

Zottegem is crossed by two brooks, the Molenbeek in Grotenberge and Leeuwergem, as well as the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek in Godveerdegem, Erwetegem, and Grotenberge.

With its beautiful nature Zottegem is part of the geographical area Vlaamse Ardennen (Flemish Ardennes) and the Denderstreek. There is also a little village in Zottegem Bevegem that was never a municipality before.

Places of interest

• 
  Town Hall
• 
  Church of the Assumption of Our Lady
• 
  The former Deanery
• 
  Egmont Castle
• 
  Statue of Lamoral, Count of Egmont
• 
  Crombé Brewery
• 
  The "Duivelsvoetstap" (Devil's footprint)

Famous inhabitants

• Lamoral, Count of Egmont, general and statesman, is buried in Zottegem
• Patricia de Martelaere (b. in Zottegem), writer
• Magali Uytterhaegen (b. in Zottegem), actress (The curiosity of Chance)

References

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

External links

• Media related to Zottegem at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Information available in Dutch and limited information available in English, French and German