Evergem Explained

Evergem
Picture-Legend:	Sleidinge
Map:	Evergem East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:	Location of Evergem in East Flanders
Arms:	Blason ville be Evergem.svg
Flag:	Evergem vlag.svg
Arrondissement:	Ghent
Nis:	44019
Mayor:	Joeri De Maertelaere (N-VA)
Majority:	N-VA, CD&V
Postal-Codes:	9940
Telephone-Area:	09
Web:	www.evergem.be
Coordinates:	51.1167°N 45°W

Evergem (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈeːvərɣɛm/) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of, Doornzele, Ertvelde, Evergem proper,, Kluizen,, Sleidinge and . In 2021, Evergem had a total population of 35,791.^[1]

Demographics

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History

In the 1st world war, Ertvelde was used as a blockade in case the Netherlands attacked from the north. Ertvelde has a lot of bunkers due that, almost every 200m you can find one. Now they're mostly on fields used by farmers. The government decided that the bunkers are from the people where it stand. Some farmers destroyed it and some use it as storage, but some are still visitable.

Famous inhabitants

• Angelus de Baets, portrait painter (1793- Ghent, 1855)
• Luc De Vos, singer of the band Gorki
• Wilfried Martens, former Belgian prime minister, former chairman of the European People's Party (1963 - 2013)
• Eddy Wally, singer

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Belgium.

Twin towns — Sister cities

Evergem is twinned with:

Stalowa Wola, Poland^[2]

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44019 . Statistics Belgium . 7 May 2022 .
2. Web site: Stalowa Wola podpisała porozumienie z Belgami. 2013-07-21. Błażejowski. Tomasz. 4 June 2010. Stalowka.NET. pl.