Lokeren

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Lokeren
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Lokeren (East Flanders Province)
Lokeren
Lokeren
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : East Flanders
District : Sint-Niklaas
Coordinates : 51 ° 6 ′  N , 3 ° 59 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 6 ′  N , 3 ° 59 ′  E
Area : 67.50 km²
Residents: 41,690 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 618 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 9160
Prefix: 09
Mayor: Filip Anthuenis ( Open VLD )

Local government address :
Groentemarkt 1
9160 Lokeren
Website: www.lokeren.be
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Lokeren is a Belgian city ​​in the Flanders region . It is located in the province of East Flanders in the arrondissement of Sint-Niklaas .

The city has 41,690 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and an area of ​​67.50 km². The zip code is 9160.

Lokeren is 11 kilometers (km) southeast, Sint-Niklaas 12 km northeast, Ghent 20 km southwest, Antwerp 30 km northwest and Brussels 40 km southeast.

The city has a motorway junction on the A14 / E17 .

It has a train station on the Gent-Lokeren-Antwerp line and the Lokeren-Dendermonde-Brussels branch line.

Sub-municipalities of Lokeren are: Daknam and Eksaarde (old spellings: Eksaerde and Exaerde).

The football club Sporting Lokeren is based in the city.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Lokeren  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Lokeren Town Hall
Church tower (de parochiekerk Sint Laurentius) from the market