Temse
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Key facts
- Belgium municipality.name
- Temse
- Belgium municipality.picture
- Temse Centrum 3.jpg
- Belgium municipality.map
- Temse East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
- Belgium municipality.map legend
- Location of Temse in East Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arms
- Blason ville be Temse.svg
- Belgium municipality.flag
- Flag of Temse.svg
- Belgium municipality.province
- East Flanders
- Belgium municipality.arrondissement
- Sint-Niklaas
- Belgium municipality.nis
- 46025
- Belgium municipality.mayor
- Hugo Maes (CD&V)
- Belgium municipality.majority
- CD&V, N-VA, Open VLD
- Belgium municipality.postal codes
- 9140
- Belgium municipality.telephone area
- 03
- Belgium municipality.web
- www.temse.be
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- Main sights
- Gallery
- Famous citizens
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Temse (; ) is a municipality in East Flanders, Belgium.
The name Temse is derived from the Gallo-Roman/Gaul Tamisiacum or Tamasiacum. This is also reflected in the French name for the town, Tamise. The main sights include the Church of Our Lady, whose steeple was designed by the famous sculptor Adriaan Nijs, who died in Temse, and who also sculpted the wooden pulpit. Inside the church the relics of Amalberga of Temse are venerated. Close by stands the old "Gemeentehuis" (town hall), built in Flemish Eclectic style, housing a carillon in its main tower.