Denderstreek

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The Denderstreek or Denderland is a region in East-Flanders in the center of Belgium. It is named after the river Dender. Although the flow over three provinces extends ( Hainaut, Flanders and Flemish Brabant) is only called that part of the river in East Flanders Denderstreek. The Dutch word means streek area. So Denderstreek means Dendergegend. The largest part of the Denderstreek located in the Scheldt land, the rest is part of the Flemish Ardennes.

Towns and villages in the Denderstreek

The Denderstreek contains the following cities and towns:

• Contains Aalst Aalst, Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel, Nieuwerkerken and Terjoden
• Brakel contains: Elst, Everbeek, Michelbeke, Nederbrakel, Opbrakel, Parike, Sint -Maria- Oudenhove and Zegelsem
• Buggenhout contains: Briel, Buggenhout, Opdorp and Opstal
• Denderleeuw contains: Denderleeuw, Iddergem and wave
• Dendermonde contains: Appels, Baasrode, Dendermonde, Grembergen, Mespelare, Oudegem, Schoonaarde and Sint- Gillis- bij- Dendermonde
• Erpe -Mere contains: Aaigem, Bambrugge, burst the yolk, Egem, Erondegem Erpe, Mere, Ottergem and Vlekkem
• Geraardsbergen contains: Geraardsbergen, Goeferdinge, Grimminge, Idegem, Moerbeke, Nederboelare, Nieuwenhove, Onkerzele, Ophasselt, Overboelare, Schendelbeke, Smeerebbe - Vloerzegem ( Smeerebbe and Vloerzegem ), Viane, Waarbeke, Zandbergen and Zarlardinge
• Haaltert includes: the yolk, Denderhoutem, Haaltert, Heldergem, Kerksken and Terjoden
• Herzele contains: Borsbeke, Herzele, Hillegem, Ressegem, Sint -ante links, Sint- Lievens- Esse, Steenhuize - Wijnhuize and Woubrechtegem
• Lebbeke contains: Denderbelle, Lebbeke and Wieze
• Lede contains: Impe, Lede, Oordegem, Papegem, Smetlede and Wanzele
• Lierde contains: Deftinge, Hemelveerdegem, Sint -Maria- Lierde and Sint -Martens- Lierde
• Ninove contains: Appel -Eichem, Aspelare, Denderwindeke, Lieferinge, Meerbeke, Lebeke, Nederhasselt, Neigem, Ninove, Okegem, Outer, Pollare and Voorde
• Sint -Lievens -Houtem contains: Bavegem, Letterhoutem, Sint -Lievens -Houtem, Vlierzele and Zonnegem
• Wichelen includes: Clamp Belle, Serskamp and Wichelen
• Zottegem contains: Elene, Erwetegem, Godveerdegem, Grotenberge, Leeuwergem, Oombergen, Sint- Goriks - Oudenhove, Sint -Maria- Oudenhove, Strijpen, Velzeke - Ruddershove and Zottegem

Note: The yolk is a part of Erpe -Mere and Haaltert, Terjoden a part of Aalst and Haaltert.

Tourism

There are several bike trails in the Denderstreek, including the Molenbeekroute Dende Rende Cities, the Reuzenroute and Ros Beiaardroute. There are also motorcycle roads and motorways, such as Denderroute zuid.

Watercourses

• The Dender, the main river in the Denderbecken.
• The Molenbeek- Ter Erpenbeek flows into the Dender.
• The Molenbeek runs through Zottegem, Herzele, Erpe -Mere, Sint -Lievens -Houtem, Lede and Wichelen before it flows into the Scheldt.

Location

Areas around the Denderstreek:

• Region in Flanders
• Geography ( province of East Flanders )