Destelbergen

Destelbergen
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Destelbergen Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°3′N 3°48′E / 51.05°N 3.8°E / 51.05; 3.8
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
- Mayor	Marc De Pauw (VLD)
- Governing party/ies	VLD, CD&V
Area
- Total	26.56 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)[1]
- Total	17,671
- Density	665.3/km2 (1,723.2/sq mi)
Postal codes	9070
Area codes	09
Website	www.destelbergen.be
Map of Destelbergen

Destelbergen is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Destelbergen proper and Heusden and was created on January 1, 1977 by the fusion of these two municipalities. Its western border touches the municipality of Ghent and Melle and is formed by an ancient silted up branch of the river Scheldt.

Curiosities worth seeing are the many residential castles, a Gaulish farmhouse, and the Damvallei nature reserve.

On January 1, 2006 Destelbergen had a total population of 17,172. The total area is 26.56 km² which gives a population density of 646 inhabitants per km².

References

1. ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)

External links

• Official website (Dutch)