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Zelzate () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Zelzate proper. In 2021, Zelzate had a total population of 13,124. The total area is 13.71 km2.

Key facts

Belgium municipality.name
Zelzate
Belgium municipality.picture
ZelzateRathaus.JPG
Belgium municipality.picture legend
Zelzate town hall
Belgium municipality.map
Zelzate East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Zelzate in East Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms
Blason ville be Zelzate.svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Vlag van Zelzate.svg
Belgium municipality.province
East Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Eeklo
Belgium municipality.nis
43018
Belgium municipality.mayor
Brent Meuleman (Vooruit)
Belgium municipality.majority
Vooruit, PVDA+
Belgium municipality.postal codes
9060
Belgium municipality.telephone area
09
Belgium municipality.web
www.zelzate.be

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Zelzate () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Zelzate proper. In 2021, Zelzate had a total population of 13,124. The total area is 13.71 km2.

Zelzate is divided into two parts by the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal. There is a concrete drawbridge and a tunnel to connect the two sides. Zelzate is known for the nearby polluting industry, which makes it the village with the lowest air quality in the country. Recently ArcelorMittal Ghent (Sidmar) made a major investment which resulted in an emission decrease of 90%.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zelzate” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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