Lebbeke

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Lebbeke

Municipality

Lebbeke town hall

Flag

Coat of arms

Location of Lebbeke

Lebbeke

Location in Belgium

Location of Lebbeke in East Flanders

Coordinates: 51°00′N 04°07′E﻿ / ﻿51.000°N 4.117°E﻿ / 51.000; 4.117
Country|  Belgium
Community| Flemish Community
Region| Flemish Region
Province| East Flanders
Arrondissement| Dendermonde
Government

• Mayor| Jan Vanderstraeten (CD&V)
• Governing party/ies| N-VA, CD&V, SP.A-Groen
Area

• Total| 27.3 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Population

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total| 19,195
• Density| 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Postal codes|

9280

NIS code|

42011

Area codes| 052
Website| www.lebbeke.be

Lebbeke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlɛbeːkə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Denderbelle [nl], Lebbeke proper and Wieze [nl]. In 2021, Lebbeke had a total population of 19,560. The total area is 27.31 km².[2] Lebbeke is home to the chocolate factory Callebaut.

## Events

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Main article: Metal Female Voices Fest

Metal Female Voices Fest is a heavy metal music festival held annually in Belgium since 2003.

The Clay Cross in Lebbeke is a cyclo-cross race held in East Flanders.

The 2024 PDC Belgian Darts Open was held in Wieze.

## Notable inhabitants

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* Jean-Marie Pfaff, soccer player, played 64 times for the Belgium national team and was born in Lebbeke. He now lives in Brasschaat.
* Frank Vandenbroucke, international cyclist.

## 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 42011". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

## External links

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* Media related to Lebbeke at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website \- Only available in Dutch

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Places adjacent to Lebbeke

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Lebbeke

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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
* De Pinte
* Destelbergen
* Evergem
* Gavere
* Ghent
* Lievegem
* Lochristi
* Melle
* Merelbeke
* Moerbeke-Waas
* Nazareth
* Oosterzele
* Sint-Martens-Latem
* Wachtebeke
* Zulte

Oudenaarde|

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

Sint-Niklaas|

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

* Bold indicates cities
* Italic indicates municipality with language facilities

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF

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* Israel

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

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