Zottegem

Zottegem is a municipality located in Belgium and more particularly in Flanders, in the province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Zottegem proper and the towns of Elene, Erwetegem, Godveerdegem, Grotenberge, Leeuwergem, Oombergen, Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove, Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, Strijpen and Velzeke-Ruddershove. On January 1st, 2005 Zottegem had a total population of 24,394. The total area is 56.66 km² which gives a population density of 430.57 inhabitants per km².

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Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

Elene: REDIRECT Elene (poem)...

Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove: Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove is situated in the municipality of Zottegem. Its name refers to Saint Gaugericus, bishop of Cambrai during the 7th century....