- Moerbeke
Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Moerbeke
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region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-OV
arrondissement=Ghent
nis=44045
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mayor=Filip Marin (VLD)
majority=VLD
postal-codes=9180
telephone-area=09, 03
web= [http://www.moerbeke.be/ www.moerbeke.be]
lat_deg=51
lat_min=10
lon_deg=03
lon_min=56Moerbeke is a
municipality located in the Belgian province ofEast Flanders . The municipality only comprises the town of Moerbeke proper. OnJanuary 1 , 2006 Moerbeke had a total population of 5,844. The total area is 37.80 km² which gives apopulation density of 155 inhabitants per km².Moerbeke is known very well for its
sugar refinery .It is thought to have been the hometown of
William of Moerbeke , who as Bishop of Corinth produced a new translation into Latin of the works of Aristotle, including certain which had been rediscovered from Arab sources, in the late thirteenth Century.Unique is the political situation: since 1847 the liberal party has an absolute majority. The current mayor is
Filip Marin .The
aldermen are Oswald Adriaensen, Liliane Van Damme-De Potter, Marc Fruytier and Thierry Walbrecht (allVLD ).The members of the council are Edgard Apers, Anna Cerpentier-Vande Voorde, Pierre De Bock, Robby De Caluwé and Greta Tollenaere-Thierens for
VLD and Peter Coupé, Herman De Pau, Guido Schelfaut, Filip Van Steenhuyse, Eric Verschraegen, Danny Vervaet and Christa Schaut for Anders (a local party).External links
* [http://www.moerbeke.be Official website ] - Only available in Dutch
* [http://www.filipmarin.be The mayor's website ] - Only available in Dutch
* [http://www.vldmoerbeke.be VLD Moerbeke's website ] - Only available in Dutch
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