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Ghent

Gent

City in the province of East Flanders, Belgium.

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Statements about Ghent

Twinned Administrative Body

11 items

Head of Government

Located in the Administrative Territorial Entity

Country

Belgium
 (10/4/1830 - )
Start Time
: 10/4/1830
France
 (1794 - 1815)
Start Time
: 1794
End Time
: 1815

Instance Of

Flag Image

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Coat of Arms Image

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Coordinate Location

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51.0536°N 3.7253°E

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Commons Gallery

Gent

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Coat of Arms

Capital Of

Shares Border With

Local Dialing Code

09

Population

257,029 (1/1/2016)
Point in Time
: 1/1/2016
230,951 (2005)
Point in Time
: 2005
260,341 (1/1/2018)
Point in Time
: 1/1/2018
262,219 (1/1/2019)
Point in Time
: 1/1/2019
263,614 (2020)
Point in Time
: 2020
265,086 (1/1/2022)
Point in Time
: 1/1/2022
272,657 (1/1/2025)
Point in Time
: 1/1/2025

Postal Code

13 items
9000
9050
9032
9030
9031
9040
9041
9051
9052
9042
9110
9219
9002

Area

156.18 square kilometre
157.77 square kilometre (2021)
Point in Time
: 2021

Part Of

Native Label

Gent

Official Name

Gent

Official Language

Dutch

Member Of

Demonym

Gentenaar
Gantois
gandavesi
Gantenc
gantenca

Located in or Next to Body of Water

10 items

Nickname

Stroppendrager
Portador de dogal

Capital

Described by Source

Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:Ghent
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition

Significant Event

Different From

Locator Map Image

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Nominated For

Official Website

http://www.gent.be
https://stad.gent/

Flag

Named After

Office Held by Head of Government

Anthem

Located in Time Zone

UTC+01:00

Award Received

Legal Form

Phone Number

+32-9-210-10-10

Language Used

Dutch

History of Topic

Top-Level Internet Domain

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 (1993 - )
Start Time
: 1993
Nottingham
 (1985 - )
Start Time
: 1985
County of Flanders
 ( - 1795)
End Time
: 1795
County of Flanders
 (862 - 1384)
Start Time
: 862
End Time
: 1384
United Kingdom of the Netherlands
 (1815 - 10/4/1830)
Start Time
: 1815
End Time
: 10/4/1830
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 (2009 - )
Start Time
: 2009
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 (1958 - )
Start Time
: 1958
Liège
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 (1982 - )
Start Time
: 1982
Municipality of Belgium
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Kanazawa
 (1971 - )
Start Time
: 1971
Zelzate
Mohammedia
 (1982 - )
Start Time
: 1982
Austrian Netherlands
 (1714 - 1794)
Start Time
: 1714
End Time
: 1794
Habsburg Netherlands
 (1482 - 1581)
Start Time
: 1482
End Time
: 1581
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 (1969 - )
Start Time
: 1969
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 (2018 - )
Start Time
: 2018
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 (2007 - 2018)
Start Time
: 2007
End Time
: 2018
Spanish Netherlands
 (1581 - 1714)
Start Time
: 1581
End Time
: 1714
Lochristi
Scheldt
Big City
Belgian Municipality with the Title of City
Escaut
 (10/1/1795 - 5/30/1814)
Start Time
: 10/1/1795
End Time
: 5/30/1814
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Ghent
Carfree City
Erasmus Destination of the Year
 (2023)
Point in Time
: 2023
Siege of Ghent
Gents
Fall of Ghent
Gontia
Sint-Martens-Latem
Coat of Arms of Ghent
Burgundian Netherlands
 (1384 - 1482)
Start Time
: 1384
End Time
: 1482
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24757941
Ringvaart (Ghent)
Nederschelde
Emergency Zone East Flanders Center
Moervaart
Melle
Lys
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24397713
Melle
 (1977 - )
Start Time
: 1977
Arrondissement of Ghent
 (1800 - )
Start Time
: 1800
Evergem
East Flanders
 (1795 - 1800)
Start Time
: 1795
End Time
: 1800
East Flanders
 (1815 - )
Start Time
: 1815
Destelbergen
Climate Alliance
 (1997 - )
Start Time
: 1997
Applies to Part
:
Masculine Plural
Topographia Circuli Burgundici
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q113075371
Creative Cities Network
 (2009 - )
Subject Has Role
:
City of Music
Start Time
: 2009
Napoleon Arm of Pauw
Merelbeke
Lievegem
De Pinte
Ghent–Terneuzen Canal
Genk
Regesta Imperii
Draft History of Qing
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Draft History of Qing, Volume 254
Confluence
Language of Work or Name
:
Celtic Languages
Cities and Municipalities
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q105108582
Ketelvest
History of Ghent
Timeline of Ghent
Ghent
Ghent
Lieve
Bonne Ville De L'Empire First Class
Point in Time
: unknown value
City of Music
 (June 2009)
Point in Time
: June 2009
Çavaria Campaign Award
 (1/12/2018)
Point in Time
: 1/12/2018
Police Zone Ghent
Mayor of Ghent
Zuidlede
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24979354
Siege of Ghent
Flag of Ghent
Klokke Roeland
Start Time
: unknown value
.gent
 (1/23/2014 - )
Start Time
: 1/23/2014