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Laarne

Coordinates: 51°01′N 03°51′E / 51.017°N 3.850°E / 51.017; 3.850
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Laarne
Municipality
Castle of Laarne
Castle of Laarne
Flag of Laarne
Flag
Coat of arms of Laarne
Coat of arms
Location of Laarne
Map
Laarne is located in Belgium
Laarne
Laarne
Location in Belgium
Location of Laarne in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°01′N 03°51′E / 51.017°N 3.850°E / 51.017; 3.850
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
ArrondissementDendermonde
Government
 • MayorAndy De Cock (Team Burgemeester)
 • Governing party/iesTeam Burgemeester, N-VA
Area
 • Total32.58 km2 (12.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total12,487
 • Density380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Postal codes
9270
NIS code
42010
Area codes09
Websitewww.laarne.be

Laarne (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈlaːrnə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Kalken [nl] and Laarne proper. On 1 January 2018, Laarne had a total population of 12,487. The total area is 32.07 km2.[2] The current mayor of Laarne is Ignace De Baerdemaecker, from the VLD (Liberal) party.

History

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The village lies to the east of Ghent, near a former course of the River the Scheldt and is notable for its castle. The castle dates from the twelfth and later centuries, notably, the seventeenth, and has been sympathetically restored and re-furnished.

The name arises from the Germanic hlaeri which signifies terrain seen as wooded and marshy. It is possible to speculate that the village originated in serving the castle, which in turn, guarded the river approach to Ghent from the sea. In the twelfth century, the river was less remote from the city than it is today. In 1040, Laarne was mentioned as Laren.

The lordship passed by inheritance through the families of Schoutheete, Van Vilsteren and others, finally to the counts of Ribaucourt. The castle is now owned by the Vereniging van Historische Woonsteden van België (the Union of Historic Homesteads of Belgium).

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  • Laarne, Church: Sint-Machariuskerk
    Laarne, Church: Sint-Machariuskerk
  • Kalken, church: Sint-Denijskerk
    Kalken, church: Sint-Denijskerk
  • Gate house of ten Cattenaye estate
    Gate house of ten Cattenaye estate
  • Clergy house in Laarne
    Clergy house in Laarne

References

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  1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ ""Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018"". StatBel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
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