Zwijnaarde

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Zwijnaarde

Air quality index

27Good

Elevation6 m

Land area12.04 km²

Coordinates51.00°, 3.72°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Zwijnaarde 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. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Ghent.

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

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Wilhelm Guddorf

journalist, resistance fighter (1902-1943)

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Adolf Braeckeveldt

road bicycle racer (1912–1985)

Adolphe Deschamps

Belgian politician (1807-1875)

André de Witte

Belgian priest (1944–2021)

Victor-Auguste-Isidor Deschamps

Roman Catholic cardinal (1810-1883)

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Jan Van De Wiele

Belgian road bicycle racer

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Georgia Turf-De Munter

Belgian politician (1920-2010)

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Jacques Schepens

Belgian priest (1942–2018)

Albijn Van den Abeele

Belgian painter and politician (1835-1918)

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Marcel Maes

Belgian bicycle racer (1944–1997)

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Jos De Mey

painter (1928-2007)

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Ivan De Witte

Belgian entrepreneur and soccer executive

Hans Van Werveke

Belgian historian (1898-1974)

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André De Ganck

Belgian politician (1910-2004)

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Donald Swaelens

Belgian golfer

G

Gabriël Van Der Cruyssen

Belgian politician (1929–2017)

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

Nearby places in East Flanders

• Merelbeke
  1.4 mi away · pop. 24,634
• Zevergem
  1.8 mi away
• Schelderode
  2.1 mi away
• Sint-Denijs-Westrem
  2.5 mi away
• Lemberge
  2.8 mi away
• De Pinte
  2.9 mi away · pop. 11,046
• Afsnee
  3 mi away · pop. 1,445
• Melsen
  3.1 mi away
• Bottelare
  3.1 mi away
• Melle
  3.6 mi away
• Gentbrugge
  3.6 mi away
• Sint-Martens-Latem
  3.6 mi away · pop. 8,468

Browse all places in East Flanders →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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