Zwalm
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State : | Belgium | |
Region : | Flanders | |
Province : | East Flanders | |
District : | Oudenaarde | |
Coordinates : | 50 ° 52 ' N , 3 ° 43' E | |
Area : | 33.82 km² | |
Residents: | 8148 (Jan 1, 2019) | |
Population density: | 241 inhabitants per km² | |
Post Code: | 9630, 9636 | |
Prefix: | 055, 09 | |
Mayor: | Karen De Colfmacker ( Open VLD ) | |
Local government address : |
Gemeente Zwalm Zuidlaan 36 9630 Zwalm |
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Website: | www.zwalm.be |
Zwalm is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region . It is located in the province of East Flanders in the Arrondissement of Oudenaarde .
The municipality emerged from the amalgamation of 13 localities and therefore has no real town center.
Zwalm is 7 kilometers northeast of Oudenaarde , 15 km northwest of Geraardsbergen , 18 km south of Ghent and 44 km west of Brussels (all data refer to the distance from the center of the municipality as the crow flies to the respective city centers).
The next motorway exits are a few kilometers north on the A10 / E 40 and A14 / E 17 motorways near the cities of Ghent and Deinze and the municipality of Wetteren .
The municipality itself has a train station in the Munkzwalm district on the Kortrijk - Oudenaarde - Zwalm - Zottegem - Brussels line . Ghent and Brussels are the closest train stations with international train connections such as u. a. the Thalys .
Districts
# | Surname | Area in km² |
Population (as of January 1, 2003) |
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1 | Munkzwalm | 4.99 | 1945 |
2 | Beerlegem | 2.25 | 371 |
3 | Dikkele | 1.44 | 157 |
4th | Hundelgem | 1.82 | 577 |
5 | Miles | 338 | |
6th | Paulatem | 1.59 | 140 |
7th | Roborst | 3.56 | 800 |
8th | Rozebeke | 1.84 | 393 |
9 | Sint-Blasius-Boekel | 4.17 | 695 |
10 | Sint-Denijs-Boekel | 4.76 | 853 |
11 | Sint-Maria-Latem | 2.28 | 625 |
12 | Nederzwalm-Hermelgem | 2.87 | 790 |
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Town twinning
Zwalm maintains a partnership with the German city of Schwalmstadt in the Schwalm-Eder district .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated June 16, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Zwalm ( Memento from February 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive )