Arrondissement of Ghent
The Arrondissement of Ghent is the largest of the six administrative arrondissements in the Province of East Flanders, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of the Counts and Museum of Fine Arts.
Castle of the Counts
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Gravensteen is a medieval castle in the city of Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium. The current castle dates from 1180 and was the residence of the Counts of Flanders until 1353.
Museum of Fine Arts
Museum
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The Museum of Fine Arts an art museum in Ghent, Belgium, is situated at the East side of the Citadelpark. The museum's collection consists of some 9000 artworks, dating from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
St Bavo’s Cathedral
Church
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Saint Bavo's Cathedral, also known as Sint-Baafs Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Ghent, Belgium. The 89-metre-tall Gothic building is the seat of the Diocese of Ghent and is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ghent and Sint-Martens-Latem.
Ghent
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Ghent is a city in East Flanders in Belgium. Ghent is a city with a population of 265,000 in 2020, with rich history. During the Middle Ages, Ghent was one of the richest and most powerful cities in Europe.
Sint-Martens-Latem
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Sint-Martens-Latem is a village just southwest of the regional capital Ghent in East Flanders, Belgium.
Evergem
Town
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Evergem is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Belzele, Doornzele, Ertvelde, Evergem proper, Kerkbrugge-Langerbrugge, Kluizen, Rieme, Sleidinge and Wippelgem. Evergem is situated 7 km north of Arrondissement of Ghent.
Arrondissement of Ghent
- Type: Locality with 554,000 residents
- Description: 1 of 43 administrative arrondissements of Belgium
- Category: administrative arrondissement of Belgium
- Location: East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium, Benelux, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Vlaams—“Arrondissement of Ghent” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “دائرة خنت”
- Arabic: “دائرة غنت”
- Armenian: “Գենտ”
- Belarusian: “акруга Гент”
- Breton: “Arondisamant Gent”
- Bulgarian: “Гент”
- Catalan: “districte de Gant”
- Cebuano: “Arrondissement Gent”
- Chinese: “根特區”
- Czech: “Arrondissement Gent”
- Dutch: “Arrondissement Gent”
- Dutch: “Gent”
- Esperanto: “Arondismento Gento”
- Estonian: “Genti ringkond”
- French: “arrondissement administratif de Gand”
- French: “Arrondissement administratif de Gand”
- French: “Arrondissement de Gand”
- French: “Gand”
- German: “Arrondissement Gent”
- German: “Bezirk Gent”
- German: “Gent”
- Greek: “Διαμέρισμα της Γκεντ”
- Irish: “Arrondissement Ghent”
- Italian: “Arrondissement di Gand”
- Japanese: “ヘント行政区”
- Latin: “Circumdarium administrativum Gandavense”
- Limburgan: “Gent”
- Luxembourgish: “Arrondissement Gent”
- Persian: “شهرستان گان”
- Polish: “Gandawa (okręg)”
- Polish: “Gandawa”
- Russian: “Гент”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Gent (arondisman)”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Gent”
- Spanish: “Arrondissement de Gante”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Gante”
- Swedish: “Arrondissement Gent”
- Turkish: “Arrondissement Gent”
- Ukrainian: “Гент”
- Vietnamese: “Gent”
- Vietnamese: “Huyện Ghent”
- Vlaams: “Arroundissement Gent”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sleewagen and Ekkergem.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Universiteit Gent / Fac. Psychologie En Pedagogische Wetenschappen and Universiteit Gent / Fac. Bio-Ingenieurswetenschappen.
East Flanders: Must-Visit Destinations
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