Zelzate

Infobox Belgium Municipality
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region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-OV
arrondissement=Eeklo
nis=43018
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mayor=Freddy De Vilder (sp.a)
majority=sp.a, VLD
postal-codes=9060
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web= [http://www.zelzate.be/ www.zelzate.be]
lat_deg=51
lat_min=12
lon_deg=03
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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. On January 1, 2006 Zelzate had a total population of 12,176. The total area is 13.71 km² which gives a population density of 888 inhabitants per 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 [http://www.vmm.be/lucht/publicaties/lk2005/H5_05.pdf] [http://www.vmm.be/lucht/publicaties/lk2005/H7_05.pdf] . Recently, Sidmar (one of the ArcelorMittal plants) made a major investment which resulted in an emission decrease of 90%.

Notable citizens

* Eric Verpaele (b. Zelzate, 2 February 1952), writer

ister cities

The town is twinned with:
*Aubenas (France)
*Cesenatico (Italy)
*Delfzijl (Netherlands)
*Schwarzenbek (Germany)
*Sierre (Switzerland)

External links

* [http://www.zelzate.be Official website ] nl icon