Zulte

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Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Zulte

Municipality

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Location of Zulte

Zulte

Location in Belgium

Location of Zulte in East Flanders

Coordinates: 50°55′N 03°26′E﻿ / ﻿50.917°N 3.433°E﻿ / 50.917; 3.433
Country|  Belgium
Community| Flemish Community
Region| Flemish Region
Province| East Flanders
Arrondissement| Ghent
Government

• Mayor| Simon Lagrange (Open Zulte)
• Governing party/ies| Open Zulte, GVZ, N-VA
Area

• Total| 32.76 km2 (12.65 sq mi)
Population

(2018-01-01)[1]

• Total| 15,720
• Density| 480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes|

9870

NIS code|

44081

Area codes| 09
Website| www.zulte.be

Zulte (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʏltə] ⓘ) is a Belgian municipality located in Flanders and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Machelen, Olsene [nl] and Zulte proper. In 2021, Zulte had a total population of 15,843. The total area is 32.52 km2.[2]

The town used to have its own beer since 1891 (simply called Zulte) but today they are part of Alken-Maes breweries. The main football club from Zulte merged with KSV Waregem to form a team called SV Zulte Waregem that plays in the Belgian Pro League as of 2006.

## Famous inhabitants[edit]

* Roger Raveel, painter
* Gerard Reve, Dutch writer

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44081". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Zulte at Wikimedia Commons
* (in Dutch) Official website

Places adjacent to Zulte

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Dentergem (VWV)
Wielsbeke (VWV) |

Zulte

| Deinze
Kruishoutem
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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

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