Wetteren
Encyclopedia
Wetteren is a municipality
located in the Belgian
province of East Flanders
. The municipality comprises the towns of Massemen, Westrem and Wetteren proper. On January 1, 2006 Wetteren had a total population of 23,209. The total area is 36.68 km² which gives a population density
of 633 inhabitants per km².
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of East Flanders
East Flanders
East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
. The municipality comprises the towns of Massemen, Westrem and Wetteren proper. On January 1, 2006 Wetteren had a total population of 23,209. The total area is 36.68 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 633 inhabitants per km².
Notable people
- Julien De WildeJulien De WildeJulien De Wilde is a Belgian businessman. He is honorary chairman of Agoria and a member of the board of Bekaert, Telenet and Agfa-Gevaert.-Education:...
(b. Wetteren, 7 January 1967), businessman - Émile Pierre Joseph Storms (1846-1918) Explorer of Congo Free State, General
External links
- Official website
- Chiro Overschelde Wetteren Liefkenshoek 24, Wetteren
- Scouts & Gidsen Vlaanderen Wetteren (St.-Jan) Groenstraat 33, Wetteren
- Scouts & Gidsen Vlaanderen Wetteren (Prins Boudewijn) Groene Wegel, Wetteren
- Chess Club De Wetterse Vrijpion Warandelaan 14, Wetteren