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Flag of Wetteren
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Coat of arms of Wetteren
Coat of arms
Wetteren is located in Belgium
Wetteren
Wetteren
Location in Belgium
Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region Flemish Region
Province East Flanders
Arrondissement Dendermonde
Area
 • Total 36.68 km2 (14.16 sq mi)
Population
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Postal codes
9230
Area codes 09
Website www.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.

Wetteren - Town hall 1
Wetteren town hall

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
  • Ben Mertens, snooker player

See also

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