Wetteren

Wetteren
Wetteren
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	East Flanders
District :	Dendermonde
Coordinates :	51 ° 0 ′  N , 3 ° 53 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′  N , 3 ° 53 ′  E
Area :	36.68 km²
Residents:	25,815 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	704 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	9230
Prefix:	09
Mayor:	Alain Pardaen ( CD&V )
Local government address :	Gemeentehuis Markt 1 9230 Wetteren
Website:	www.wetteren.be

Wetteren is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region on the southern bank of the Scheldt . It is located in the province of East Flanders and belongs to the Arrondissement of Dendermonde .

Ghent is 11 kilometers to the west, Aalst 12 km to the south-east, Dendermonde 15 km to the east, Brussels 37 km to the south-east and Antwerp 42 km to the north-east (all information as the crow flies to the city centers).

The community has a motorway exit in the southwest on the A10 / E 40 . In Beervelde in the north on the A14 / E 17 and at Ghent there are further connection points.
Wetteren has a regional train station on the Ghent - Wetteren - Dendermonde - Mechelen and Gent - Wetteren - Aalst - Brussels lines.
There is an international airport near the capital, Brussels.

Personalities

• Lindsay De Vylder (* 1995), cyclist
• Jef Dervaes (1904–1985), racing cyclist
• Etienne De Wilde (* 1958), racing cyclist
• Hanne Maudens (* 1997), heptathlete and long jumper
• Herman Verbaere (1905-1993), artist

Web links

Commons : Wetteren  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality (Dutch)

Wetteren town hall

Church: Sint Gertrudeskerk