Wondelgem () is a

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of the

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Ghent Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...

located in the province of East Flanders,

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. It was a separate

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until 1977. In 1885, 1900 and 1920, parts of the original municipality were already annexed to Ghent. On 1 January 1977, the municipality of Wondelgem was

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into Ghent.

History

In the 9th century the

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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.

Famous births

* May Sarton, Belgian-American writer.

References

Sub-municipalities of Ghent Former municipalities of East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub