Evergem () is a

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' ...

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 ...

. The municipality comprises the towns of ,

Doornzele Doornzele is a village in the municipality of Evergem in the province of East Flanders, Belgium. The village is notable for its ' (village square) which is one of the largest in Belgium and in near original condition. Doornzele is located on the ...

Ertvelde Ertvelde is a village of the Belgian municipality of Evergem. Eddy Wally used to have his legendary show venue in the village-centre, called "Paris, Las Vegas". The Brouwerij Van Steenberge is located in Ertvelde. The brewery produces Gulden Dr ...

, Evergem proper, ,

Kluizen Kluizen is a village in the municipalities of Evergem and Ghent in the province of East Flanders, Belgium. Large parts of the original municipality have become part of the Port of Ghent. History The area around Kluizen used to be a wilderness of ...

, ,

Sleidinge Sleidinge is a village in the municipalities of Evergem in the province of East Flanders, Belgium. It is located about north-west of Ghent. History Sleidinge was originally located in a large heath and forest area. The village was first mentione ...

and . In 2021, Evergem had a total population of 35,791.

Demographics

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History

In the 1st world war,

was used as a blockade in case the

Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...

attacked from the north. Ertvelde has a lot of bunkers due that, almost every 200m you can find one. Now they're mostly on fields used by farmers. The government decided that the bunkers are from the people where it stand. Some farmers destroyed it and some use it as storage, but some are still visitable.

Famous inhabitants

Angelus de Baets Angelus "Ange" de Baets (24 November 1793 – 24 April 1855) was a Belgian painter of portraits and architectural subjects. He was born at Everghem in 1793. He executed a great number of pictures, most of them views in Ghent and its environs, whi ...

, portrait painter (1793- Ghent, 1855) *

Luc De Vos Luc De Vos (12 July 1962 – 29 November 2014) was a Belgian musician and writer, best known as the lead singer of the Dutch-language alternative rock formation Gorki and as a guest in multiple television shows. He also voiced VW bus in the Flemis ...

, singer of the band

Gorki Gorki may refer to: *Maxim Gorki (1868–1936), Russian author * Gorki Águila (b. 1968), Cuban rock musician *Gorki (band) Gorki was a Belgian rock group, in its most recent line-up consisting of Luc De Vos (lead singer and guitarist), L ...

(1962-2014) *

Wilfried Martens Wilfried Achiel Emma Martens (; 19 April 1936 – 9 October 2013) was a Belgian politician who served as prime minister of Belgium from 1979 to 1981 and from 1981 to 1992. A member of the Flemish Christian Democratic and Flemish, Christian People ...

, former Belgian prime minister, former chairman of the

European People's Party The European People's Party (EPP) is a European political party with Christian democracy, Christian democratic, liberal conservatism, liberal-conservative, and conservative member parties. A transnational organisation, it is composed of other p ...

(1963 - 2013) *

Eddy Wally Eduard Van De Walle (12 July 1932 – 6 February 2016), known by his stage name Eddy Wally, was a Belgian schlager singer and actor from Zelzate, East Flanders, and the once self-proclaimed "Voice of Europe". As a crooner and showman, Eddy W ...

, singer (1932-2016)

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Evergem is twinned with:

Gallery

File:EvergemKerk.JPG, Evergem, church: de Sint Kristoffelkerk File:Sleidinge, Dorp 4 tm 6 oeg34408+9, 2013-05-05 14.54.jpg, Sleidinge, Dorp 4 tm 6 File:Wippelgem, de Gerardsmolen oeg87626 foto2 2013-05-13 11.39.jpg, Wippelgem, windmill: de Gerardsmolen File:Kluizen, de Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboortekerk foto2 2013-05-13 11.54.jpg, Kluizen, church: de Onze Lieve Vrouw Geboortekerk File:Ertvlede, parochiekerk Onze Lieve Vrouwe Hemelvaart oeg33934 foto10 2013-05-13 12.19.jpg, Ertvelde, church: parochiekerk Onze Lieve Vrouwe Hemelvaart File:Ertvelde, de Stenenmolen oeg33946 foto2 2013-05-13 12.25.jpg, Ertvelde, windmill: de Stenenmolen

References

External links

Official website
{{Authority control Municipalities of East Flanders