Zulte | |
Map: | Zulte East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg |
Map-Legend: | Location of Zulte in East Flanders |
Arms: | Blason ville be Zulte (avec ornements).svg |
Flag: | Flag of Zulte.svg |
Arrondissement: | Ghent |
Nis: | 44081 |
Mayor: | Simon Lagrange (Open Zulte) |
Majority: | Open Zulte, GVZ, N-VA |
Postal-Codes: | 9870 |
Telephone-Area: | 09 |
Web: | www.zulte.be |
Coordinates: | 50.9167°N 29°W |
Zulte (pronounced as /nl/) is a Belgian municipality located in Flanders and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Machelen, and Zulte proper. In 2021, Zulte had a total population of 15,843. The total area is 32.52 km2.[1]
The town used to have its own beer since 1891 (simply called Zulte) but today they are part of Alken-Maes breweries. The main football club from Zulte merged with KSV Waregem to form a team called SV Zulte Waregem that played in the Belgian Pro League and plays currently in the Challenger Pro League.