Zottegem

Zottegem
	Zottegem
	Zottegem
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	East Flanders
District :	Aalst
Coordinates :	50 ° 52 ′ N , 3 ° 49 ′ E Coordinates: 50 ° 52 ′ N , 3 ° 49 ′ E
Area :	56.66 km²
Residents:	26,582 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	469 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	9620
Prefix:	09
Mayor:	Jenne De Potter ( CD&V )
; Local government address :	Stadhuis ; Markt 1 ; 9620 Zottegem
Website:	www.zottegem.be

Zottegem is a Belgian city in the Denderstreek in the Flanders region . It is located in the province of East Flanders and has a population of 26,582 (as of January 1, 2019). The municipality has a total of eleven sub-municipalities, Elene , Erwetegem , Godveerdegem , Grotenberge , Leeuwergem , Oombergen , Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove , Sint-Maria-Oudenhove , Strijpen , Velzeke-Ruddershove and Zottegem.

The Molenbeek runs through Grotenberge and Leeuwergem and the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek runs through Godveerdegem, Erwetegem and Grotenberge.

location

Geraardsbergen is 11 kilometers south, Oudenaarde 14 km west, Aalst 16 km northeast, Ghent 19 km north-west and Brussels 48 km east.

traffic

In the north and northeast of Wetteren and Erpe-Mere there are motorway exits on the A10 / E 40 .
Zottegem has a regional train station at the intersection of the Kortrijk - Oudenaarde - Zottegem - Denderleeuw - Brussels and Geraardsbergen - Zottegem - Gent railway lines .