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Aalter

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Aalter
Municipality
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Aalter is located in Belgium
Aalter
Aalter
Location in Belgium
Location of Aalter in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°05′N 03°27′E / 51.083°N 3.450°E / 51.083; 3.450
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
ArrondissementGhent
Government
 • MayorPieter De Crem (CD&V)
 • Governing party/iesCD&V/N-VA
Area
 • Total119.85 km2 (46.27 sq mi)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total29,340
 • Density240/km2 (630/sq mi)
Postal codes
9880, 9881, 9910
NIS code
44084
Area codes09
Websitewww.aalter.be

Aalter (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈaːltər] ⓘ) is a municipality located between Bruges and Ghent in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Aalter, Bellem, Lotenhulle [nl], Poeke [nl], Knesselare and Ursel [nl]. It is bordered on the north by Maldegem, on the east by Zomergem and Nevele, on the south by Deinze, and on the west by the province of West Flanders. The mayor is Pieter De Crem.[2]

Effective 1 January 2019, the municipality of Knesselare was merged into Aalter.[3] Aalter was home to 29,242 people in 2021.[4]

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History

Aalter is located on the border of the Meetjesland with the forest of Flanders. The area was inhabited since prehistory. Artefacts have been recovered from 3,000 to 2,000 BC. The village was first mentioned in 1974 as "Villa Haleftra". The etymology is unclear. The current name started to emerge around 1700. Aalter was home to several small heerlijkheden (landed estates), some of which had motte-and-bailey castles.[5][6]

Between 1613 and 1623, the Ghent-Bruges Canal [nl] was dug, and several fortifications were built by Spanish against the Dutch. In 1838, a railway station opened and Aalter started to develop into a town which nowadays has many commuters.[5][6]

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References

  1. ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2022". Statbel.
  2. ^ "Pieter De Crem grijpt alle macht". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Knesselare én Aalter bundelen hun krachten in de nieuwe fusiegemeente Aalter". Communicatiehuis (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44084". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Aalter". Mijnplatteland (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Aalter". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.

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