Kruibeke

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Kruibeke

Air quality index

59Moderate

Land area33.42 km²

Coordinates51.17°, 4.31°

Demographic figures from Statbel. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Kruibeke is a former municipality and current submunicipality of Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Bazel, Kruibeke proper and Rupelmonde. On 1 January 2018, Kruibeke had a total population of 16,657. The total area is 33.42 km2.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Kathleen Smet

triathlete

Jonas Ivens

Belgian footballer

David Meul

Belgian footballer

Dominique Cornu

road bicycle racer

P

Petrus Oellibrandt

Belgian cyclist (1935–2014)

Jan Miel

Flemish painter (1599-1663)

Danzel

Belgian musician

G

Guy Smet

cyclist

Wilfried Van Moer

Belgian footballer (1945–2021)

Laura Heyrman

Belgian volleyball player

D

David Penneman

Belgian association football player

S

Simon Schoonvliet

Belgian writer (1934-2006)

N

Nele Deyaert

Belgian basketball player

Eline De Munck

singer, actress

J

Joseph Abbeel

Belgian Napoleonic soldier

Joachim Van Damme

Belgian footballer (born 1991)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in East Flanders

• Bazel
  1.7 mi away
• Burcht
  2.6 mi away
• Haasdonk
  3.1 mi away
• Rupelmonde
  3.1 mi away
• Zwijndrecht
  3.4 mi away
• Steendorp
  3.4 mi away
• Melsele
  3.6 mi away
• Beveren
  3.6 mi away
• Temse
  5.2 mi away · pop. 29,528
• Kallo
  5.7 mi away
• Nieuwkerken-Waas
  5.9 mi away
• Vrasene
  6 mi away

Browse all places in East Flanders →

Recently spotted species

Forest Bug

Pentatoma rufipes

Seen 2026-06-28

Painted Lady

Vanessa cardui

Seen 2026-06-27

Domestic Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos domesticus

Seen 2026-06-27

Song Thrush

Turdus philomelos

Seen 2026-06-27

Western Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Seen 2026-06-27

Common Carder Bumble Bee

Bombus pascuorum

Seen 2026-06-27

Wall Lettuce

Mycelis muralis

Seen 2026-06-27

Lime Hawkmoth

Mimas tiliae

Seen 2026-06-27

Southern Green Stink Bug

Nezara viridula

Seen 2026-06-27

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Gallery

Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Kruibeke, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.

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