Official website (https://www.merelbeke.be/)
Merelbeke
Sign in to saveMerelbeke () is a former municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Bottelare, , Melsen, Merelbeke proper, and . In 2021, Merelbeke had a total population of 24,779. The total area is 36.65 km2.
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Merelbeke, legally known as Gemeente Merelbeke, is located in Merelbeke-Melle, Belgium. The municipality operated under the local dialing code 09. It maintained an official website titled "Startpagina - Merelbeke-Melle," which provided news, information, and a digital counter service for residents.
The population of the area was recorded at 24,634. During its operation, the municipality processed an annual average of 88 weddings. The entity was dissolved on December 31, 2024, and its status is currently inactive.
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Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Merelbeke
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Schelderode St-Martinuskerk 25-07-2009 11-32-18.JPG
- Belgium municipality.picture legend
- Church of Schelderode (2009)
- Belgium municipality.map
- Merelbeke East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Merelbeke in East Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Blason ville be Merelbeke.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Flag of Merelbeke.svg
- Belgium municipality.province
- East Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Ghent
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 44043
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- (CD&V)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- Open Vld, CD&V
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 9820
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 09
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.merelbeke.be
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Official website
Startpagina - Merelbeke-Melle
Officiële site van de gemeente Merelbeke-Melle met nieuws, informatie en een digitaal loket.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- municipality of Belgium
- Official name
- Merelbeke
- Demonym
- Merelbekenaar
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Arrondissement of Ghent
- Official language
- Dutch
- Population
- 24634
- Area
- 36.65
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Ringvaart (Ghent)
- Shares border with
- Melle
- Official website
- www.merelbeke.be
- Image
- Merelbeke - Town hall 1.jpg
- Dialing code
- 09
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- Commons category
- Merelbeke
- postal code
- 9820
- annual number of weddings
- 88
- phone number
- +32 9 210 32 11
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contains settlement
- Schelderode
- native label
- Merelbeke
- replaced by
- Merelbeke-Melle
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2024-12-31
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Merelbeke () is a former municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Bottelare, , Melsen, Merelbeke proper, and . In 2021, Merelbeke had a total population of 24,779. The total area is 36.65 km2.
==References==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Merelbeke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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