Gavere

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Gavere

Municipality

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Location of Gavere

Gavere

Location in Belgium

Location of Gavere in East Flanders

Coordinates: 50°56′N 03°40′E﻿ / ﻿50.933°N 3.667°E﻿ / 50.933; 3.667
Country| Belgium
Community| Flemish Community
Region| Flemish Region
Province|  East Flanders
Arrondissement| Ghent
Government

• Mayor| Denis Dierickx (Open VLD-VOG)
• Governing party/ies| Open Vld-VOG, Vooruit
Area

• Total

| 31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Population

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total

| 12,769
• Density| 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal codes|

9890

NIS code|

44020

Area codes| 09
Website| www.gavere.be

Gavere (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣaːvərə] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Asper [nl], Baaigem, Dikkelvenne [nl], Gavere, Semmerzake [nl] and Vurste [nl]. In 2021, Gavere had a total population of 13,007. The total area is 31.35 km2.[2]

Borgwal Castle in Vurste (2007)

## Sports

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The Cyclo-cross Gavere is a notable cyclo-cross race held in Gavere in the vicinity of the Grenier castle. The race has been part of the Superprestige as well as UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup.

## Military

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The Air Traffic Control center of the Belgian Air Component was based in Semmerzake.

## See also

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* Lamoraal van Egmont, Prince of Gavere

## References

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1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44020". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 9 May 2022.

## External links

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* Media related to Gavere at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website (in Dutch)
* Webpage at Internet Archive

Places adjacent to Gavere

| Nazareth | De Pinte | Merelbeke

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Gavere

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Zingem | Zwalm | Zottegem

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Municipalities in the Province of East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium

Aalst|

* Aalst
* Denderleeuw
* Erpe-Mere
* Geraardsbergen
* Haaltert
* Herzele
* Lede
* Ninove
* Sint-Lievens-Houtem
* Zottegem

Dendermonde|

* Berlare
* Buggenhout
* Dendermonde
* Hamme
* Laarne
* Lebbeke
* Waasmunster
* Wetteren
* Wichelen
* Zele

Eeklo|

* Assenede
* Eeklo
* Kaprijke
* Maldegem
* Sint-Laureins
* Zelzate

Ghent|

* Aalter
* Deinze
* Destelbergen
* Evergem
* Gavere
* Ghent
* Lievegem
* Lochristi
* Merelbeke-Melle
* Nazareth-De Pinte
* Oosterzele
* Sint-Martens-Latem
* Zulte

Oudenaarde|

* Brakel
* Horebeke
* Kluisbergen
* Kruisem
* Lierde
* Maarkedal
* Oudenaarde
* Ronse
* Wortegem-Petegem
* Zwalm

Sint-Niklaas|

* Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
* Lokeren
* Sint-Gillis-Waas
* Sint-Niklaas
* Stekene
* Temse

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* Italic indicates municipality with language facilities

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* VIAF

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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