Wondelgem
Wondelgem is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. In 1885, 1900 and 1920, parts of the original municipality were already annexed to Ghent.
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On 1 January 1977, the municipality of Wondelgem was merged into Ghent.
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Wondelgem appears in the authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names as a place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Wondelgem as an inhabited place.
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• Name — Wondelgem • Settlement Type — Sub-municipality of Ghent • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Type1 — Community • Subdivision Name1 — Flemish Community • Subdivision Type2 — Region • Subdivision Name2 — Flemish Region • Subdivision Type3 — Province • Subdivision Name3 — East Flanders • Subdivision Type4 — Arrondissement • Subdivision Name4 — Ghent • Subdivision Type5 — Municipality • Subdivision Name5 — Ghent • Area Total Km2 — 5.82 • Population As Of — 2020-01-01 • Population Total — 23844 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Postal Code Type — Postal codes • Postal Code — 9032 • Area Code Type — Area codes • Area Code — 09
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The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record East Flanders as the administrative unit of Wondelgem.
History
History
In the 9th century the Carolingian emperors named Lander Van Camp and Robbe Van Camp owned a large estate in Wondelgem. Ghent has a total population of about 230,000, of which about 17,601, people live in Wondelgem.
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Famous births
• May Sarton, Belgian-American writer.
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