Wachtebeke () is a village in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

Lochristi Lochristi () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality is composed of the towns of , Lochristi proper, , and Wachtebeke Wachtebeke () is a village in the Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Loc ...

located in the Belgian province of

East Flanders East Flanders ( ; ; ; ) is a Provinces of Belgium, province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp (province), Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut (provinc ...

. It includes the main village of Wachtebeke and the border village of Overslag. In 2024, Wachtebeke had a total population of 7,897. The total area is 34.53 km². The Langelede is a small canal and corresponding residential street in the town. The neighborhood is slowly migrating from a poor agricultural environment towards a higher middle-class residential area. In Wachtebeke lies the provincial park ' Effective 1 January 2025, Wachtebeke has been merged into

People from Wachtebeke

* Bart De Pauw was born in Wachtebeke *

Jonas Geirnaert Jonas Geirnaert (born 28 July 1982) is a Belgian animator. He studied animation at the KASK in Ghent. In May 2004, he won the Short Film Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival with his animated short ''Flatlife'' (11 min). The first minute of the ...

, animated film maker and comedian *

Lieven Scheire Lieven Scheire (born 3 May 1981) is a Belgian comedian, presenter and science communicator. Career Scheire attended secondary school at the Sint-Lodewijkscollege in Lokeren; he then began a physics degree at Ghent University, but dropped out to ...

, comedian

Neighboring villages

*1.

Moerbeke Moerbeke () is a former Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Belgium, Belgian province of East Flanders. It is sometimes unofficially called Moerbeke-Waas () to distinguish between this place and in Geraardsbergen. The municipality co ...

(Lokeren) *2. Eksaarde (Lokeren) *3. Zaffelare (Lochristi) *4. Mendonk (Gent) *5. Sint-Kruis-Winkel (Gent) *6.

Zelzate Zelzate () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Zelzate proper. In 2021, Zelzate had a total population of 13,124. The total area is 13.71 km2. Zelzate is divided in ...

References

External links

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Official website
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