Lierde | |
Picture-Legend: | Lierde town hall |
Map: | Lierde East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg |
Map-Legend: | Location of Lierde in East Flanders |
Arms: | Blason ville be Lierde.svg |
Flag: | Flag of Lierde.svg |
Arrondissement: | Oudenaarde |
Nis: | 45063 |
Mayor: | Jurgen Soetens (Voor Lierde) |
Majority: | Voor Lierde, De 3de partij |
Postal-Codes: | 9570-9571-9572 |
Telephone-Area: | 055-054 |
Web: | www.lierde.be |
Coordinates: | 50.8°N 52°W |
Lierde (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈliːrdə/) is a municipality located in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Deftinge, Hemelveerdegem, Sint-Maria-Lierde and Sint-Martens-Lierde. In 2021, Lierde had a total population of 6,626. The total area is 26.13 km².[1] Lierde borders to Brakel, Zottegem, Herzele and Geraardsbergen. Lierde is known for the Ronde van vlaanderen, a bike race where cyclists climb all the hills of the Flemish Ardennes.