Ninove
Sign in to saveNinove () is a city and municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is on the river Dender, and is part of the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Ninove proper and since the 1976 merger of the towns of , , , , Meerbeke, , , , , and . On 1 January 2023 Ninove had a total population of 40.090. The total area is 72.57 km2 which gives a population density of 553 inhabitants per km2.
Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Ninove
- Belgium municipality.type
- city
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Collage van Ninove.jpg
- Belgium municipality.picture legend
- Collage of Ninove
- Belgium municipality.map
- Ninove East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Ninove in the province of East Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Ninove wapen1.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Ninove vlag.svg
- Belgium municipality.province
- East Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Aalst
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 41048
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Guy D'haeseleer (Forza Ninove)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- Forza Ninove
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 9400, 9401, 9402, 9403, 9404, 9406
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 054
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.ninove.be
- Belgium municipality.imagesize
- 270px
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- History
- Premonstratensian abbey
- City politics
- 2001–2007
- 2007–2012
- 2013–2018
- 2019–2024
- 2024-now
- List of former mayors
- Nicknames
- ''Wortelmannen or Wortels''
- ''De Oudste, de Stoutste en de Wijste der Steden''
- Media
- Newspapers
- Radio
- People
- Sports
- References
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Ninove () is a city and municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is on the river Dender, and is part of the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the city of Ninove proper and since the 1976 merger of the towns of , , , , Meerbeke, , , , , and . On 1 January 2023 Ninove had a total population of 40.090. The total area is 72.57 km2 which gives a population density of 553 inhabitants per km2.
==History== 150px|thumb|left|Ancient coat of arms of Ninove with mural crown The oldest version of the name "Ninove", Neonifus dates from the 9th century. Later versions of the city name were Ninive and Nineve. The current version of the city name dates from the 14th century. The origin of the city name is not clear. There are two theories about the origin. One states that name is from Roman origin, the other states that it is of Frankish origin. The meaning of the name, however, is known. Ninove means "nieuw weiland" or in English, "new pasture".