Denderstreek
| Denderstreek | |
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| State : |
 Belgium
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| Region : | Flanders |
| Province : | East Flanders |
| Area : | 682.22 km² |
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| Site plan description | Location of the Denderstreek in Flanders |
The Denderstreek or Denderland is a region in East Flanders in central Belgium. It is named after the Dender River. Although the river flows through three provinces ( Hainaut , East Flanders and Flemish Brabant ), only the part of the river in East Flanders is called Denderstreek. The Dutch word streek means area. Denderstreek means dender area . Most of the Denderstreek is in the Scheldeland, the rest is part of the Flemish Ardennes .
Cities and municipalities in the Denderstreek
The Denderstreek contains the following cities and towns:
- Aalst contains: Aalst, Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel, Nieuwerkerken and Terjoden
- Brakel contains: Elst, Everbeek, Michelbeke, Nederbrakel, Opbrakel, Parike, Sint-Maria-Oudenhove and Zegelsem
- Buggenhout contains: Briel, Buggenhout, Opdorp and Opstal
- Denderleeuw contains: Denderleeuw, Iddergem and Welle
- Dendermonde contains: Appels, Baasrode, Dendermonde, Grembergen, Mespelare, Oudegem, Schoonaarde and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde
- Erpe-Mere contains: Aaigem , Bambrugge , Burst , Den Dotter , Egem , Erondegem , Erpe , Mere , Ottergem and Vlekkem
- Geraardsbergen contains: Geraardsbergen, Goeferdinge, Grimminge, Idegem, Moerbeke, Nederboelare, Nieuwenhove, Onkerzele, Ophasselt, Overboelare, Schendelbeke, Smeerebbe-Vloerzegem (Smeerebbe and Vloerzegem), Viane, Waarbeke and Zarlinge
- Haaltert contains: Den Dotter , Denderhoutem, Haaltert, Heldergem, Kerksken and Terjoden
- Herzele contains: Borsbeke, Herzele, Hillegem, Ressegem, Sint-Antelinks, Sint-Lievens-Esse, Steenhuize-Wijnhuize and Woubrechtegem
- Lebbeke contains: Denderbelle, Lebbeke and Wieze
- Lede contains: Impe, Lede, Oordegem, Papegem , Smetlede and Wanzele
- Lierde contains: Deftinge, Hemelveerdegem, Sint-Maria-Lierde and Sint-Martens-Lierde
- Ninove contains: Appelterre-Eichem, Aspelare, Denderwindeke, Lieferinge, Meerbeke , Lebeke, Nederhasselt, Neigem, Ninove, Okegem, Outer, Pollare and Voorde
- Sint-Lievens-Houtem contains: Bavegem, Letterhoutem, Sint-Lievens-Houtem, Vlierzele and Zonnegem
- Wichelen contains: Schellebelle, Serskamp and Wichelen
- Zottegem contains: Elene, Erwetegem, Godveerdegem, Grotenberge, Leeuwergem, Oombergen, Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove, Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, Strijpen, Velzeke-Ruddershove and Zottegem
Note: The yolk is part of Erpe-Mere and Haaltert, Terjoden is part of Aalst and Haaltert.
tourism
There are several cycle routes in the Denderstreek, including the Molenbeekroute, Denderende Steden, the Reuzenroute and the Ros Beiaardroute. There are also motorcycle routes and car routes such as Denderroute zuid.
Watercourses
- The Dender, main river in the Dender Basin.
- The Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek flows into the Dender.
- The Molenbeek runs through Zottegem, Herzele, Erpe-Mere, Sint-Lievens-Houtem, Lede and Wichelen before it flows into the Scheldt.
location
Areas around the Denderstreek:
