Lovendegem

Infobox Belgium Municipality
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region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-OV
arrondissement=Ghent
nis=44036
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mayor=Christiaan De Wispelaere
majority=CD&V
postal-codes=9920, 9921
telephone-area=09
web= [http://www.lovendegem.be/ www.lovendegem.be]
lat_deg=51
lat_min=06
lon_deg=03
lon_min=36

Lovendegem is a municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Lovendegem proper and Vinderhoute [cite web
url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~noemeetjesland/meetjesland/vinderhoute.htm
title=Vinderhoute] . On January 1, 2006 Lovendegem had a total population of 9,358. The total area is 19.48 km² which gives a population density of 480 inhabitants per km².

The name of the town was first recorded as "Lovendenghiem" in 1150 [cite web
url=http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~noemeetjesland/meetjesland/lovendegem.htm
title=Lovendegem] , but there are traces of human settlements back to the Iron Age.

Famous inhabitants

*Maurice De Waele, cyclist, winner of the Tour de France

References

External links

* [http://www.lovendegem.be Official website ] - Only available in Dutch