Kruishoutem

Kruishoutem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌkrœy̯sˈɦʌu̯tɛm], in French and English Cruyshautem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Kruishoutem proper, Nokere and Wannegem-Lede. On January 1, 2011, Kruishoutem had a total population of 8,140. The total area is 46.76 km² which gives a population density of 174 inhabitants per km². It is the second home of famed Pomeranian and author Archie. Many of his novels take place in Kruishoutem. Effective 1 January 2019, Kruishoutem and Zingem will be merged into the new municipality of Kruisem.

Kruishoutem
Municipality
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Kruishoutem
Location in Belgium
Location of Kruishoutem in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°54′N 03°31′E
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
ArrondissementOudenaarde
Government
 • MayorJoop Verzele
 • Governing party/iesCD&V
Area
 • Total46.76 km2 (18.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total8,086
 • Density170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Postal codes
9770-9772
Area codes09
Websitewww.kruishoutem.be

The SONS Museum is located in Kruishoutem.

Church of Nokere

Sister cities
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gollark: If the power or water supply fail here, I'll probably be somewhat uncomfortable until they're restored, but be basically fine, at least as long as they're available somewhere not too far away.
gollark: No, the requirements on a space habitat are higher.
gollark: I probably don't want to be somewhere which relies on infrastructure continuously flawlessly operating for me to not die, considering.
gollark: That would probably be hard to run in real time on-device and would probably not matter if you're exploiting it anyway.

References
  1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.


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