Wetteren

Coordinates: 51°00′N 03°53′E / 51.000°N 3.883°E / 51.000; 3.883Country BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceEast FlandersArrondissementDendermondeGovernment • MayorAlbert De Geyter (CD&V) • Governing party/iesCD&V, spa plus, Groen & CO, EEN WetterenArea • Total37.02 km² (14.29 sq mi)Population • Total25,477 • Density690/km² (1,800/sq mi)Postal codesNIS codeArea codes09Websitewww.wetteren.be

Wetteren (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʋɛtərə(n)]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders, comprising the towns of Massemen [nl], Westrem [nl] and Wetteren proper. In 2021 it had a population of 26,206. Its total area is 36.68 km².^[2]

Educational institutions

• Gemeenschapsonderwijs [1] Noordlaan 10, Wetteren
• Basischool Scheppers [2] Cooppallaan 82, Wetteren
• Basisschool Sint-Gertrudis [3] F. Leirensstraat 31, Wetteren
• Basisschool Sint-Jozef [4] Wegvoeringstraat 59 a, Wetteren
• Scheppersinstituut [5] Cooppaallaan 128, Wetteren
• Sint-Gertrudiscollege [6] Wegvoeringstraat 21, Wetteren
• Sint-Jozefinstituut [7] Wegvoeringstraat 59 a, Wetteren
• Mariagaard [8] Oosterzelsesteenweg 80, Wetteren

Notable people

• Julien De Wilde (b. Wetteren, 7 January 1967), businessman
• Émile Pierre Joseph Storms (1846-1918) Explorer of Congo Free State, General
• Cecile Bombeek, serial killer
• Ben Mertens, snooker player

References

External links

• Media related to Wetteren at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Dutch)
• Chiro Overschelde Wetteren Liefkenshoek 24, Wetteren
• Scouts & Gidsen Vlaanderen Wetteren (St.-Jan) Groenstraat 33, Wetteren
• Scouts & Gidsen Vlaanderen Wetteren (Prins Boudewijn) Groene Wegel, Wetteren
• Chess Club De Wetterse Vrijpion Warandelaan 14, Wetteren