Sint-Lievens-Houtem

Sint-Lievens-Houtem
Sint-Lievens-Houtem
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	East Flanders
District :	Aalst
Coordinates :	50 ° 55 '  N , 3 ° 52'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 55 '  N , 3 ° 52'  E
Area :	26.67 km²
Residents:	10,342 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	388 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	9520, 9521
Prefix:	053
Mayor:	Lieven Latoir (Nieuw Houtem)
Local government address :	Gemeentehuis Marktplein 3 9520 Sint-Lievens-Houtem
Website:	www.sint-lievens-houtem.be

Sint-Lievens-Houtem is a Belgian municipality in the Denderstreek in the Flanders region with 10,342 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). The municipality has a total of five sub-municipalities, Bavegem , Letterhoutem , Sint-Lievens-Houtem, Vlierzele and Zonnegem . The Molenbeek runs through Letterhoutem, Vlierzele and Zonnegem.

Aalst is 13 kilometers east, Ghent 15 km northwest and Brussels around 36 km east.

The next motorway junctions are in the north near Wetteren and Erpe-Mere on the A10 / E 40 .

In Herzele , Oosterzele , Melle and Erpe are the next regional stations and in Ghent and Brussels keep on regional express trains.

In 2010 the Houtem Jaarmarkt, an annual winter fair and livestock market, was added to the list of intangible cultural heritage as a UNESCO World Heritage Site .

Personalities

• Michel Van Aerde (1933-2020), racing cyclist, born in Zonnegem
• Willy Louis Braekman (1931–2006), folklorist and pharmacy historian
• Bamboula Ferret (1919–2008), jazz musician

Web links

Commons : Sint-Lievens-Houtem  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ UNESCO - Houtem Jaarmarkt, annual winter fair and livestock market at Sint-Lievens-Houtem. Retrieved July 25, 2019 . 

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