Merelbeke

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Merelbeke is a Belgian municipality located in the Flemish region with 23,505 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2012). It is located near Ghent on the right bank of the Scheldt, and consists of the districts Merelbeke, Bottelare, Lemberge, Melsen, Munter and Schelderode.

The city center of Ghent is located 6 kilometers north, 42 km north-west of Bruges, Brussels, approximately 46 kilometers south-east of Antwerp and 52 km north-east.

Merelbeke has a motorway to the A10 / E40 The community has a regional station on the railway line Oostende - Gent - Merelbeke - Brussels.

Personalities

  • Odiel Van Den Meerschaut (1919-1993), cyclist
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