Arrondissement of Aalst

The Arrondissement of Aalst is one of the six administrative arrondissements in the Province of , . It forms the Judicial together with the Arrondissements of and Sint-Niklaas.
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  • Type: Locality with 287,000 residents
  • Description: 1 of 43 administrative arrondissements of Belgium
  • Also known as: Aalst” and “District of Aalst

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sint-Amanduskerk and Den Dotter.

Church
is a church.

Nature reserve
is a 205 hectare nature reserve in the sub-municipalities of and Heldergem in the Denderstreek, . It is a swampy, almost uninhabited area, with the central brook Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek, named for its numerous mills.

Nature reserve
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Aaigem and Burst.

Village
is a village belonging to the municipality of . It is located in the province of , . The village has some 2000 inhabitants. was an independent municipality with an area of 7.32 square kilometers till 1976.

Village
is a sub-municipality of in . It is located on the Molenbeek in the Denderstreek, southeast of and belongs to the Arrondissement of Aalst. is situated 6 km northwest of Arrondissement of Aalst.

Hamlet
is a hamlet.

Arrondissement of Aalst

Latitude
50.8688° or 50° 52′ 8″ north
Longitude
3.9554° or 3° 57′ 19″ east
Population
287,000
Elevation
73 metres (240 feet)
Open location code
9F25VX94+G4
Geo­Names ID
2803447
Wiki­data ID
Q90921
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Walloon—“Arrondissement of Aalst” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: دائرة الست
  • Armenian: Ալոսթ
  • Bavarian: Beziak Aalst
  • Belarusian: Аальст
  • Belarusian: акруга Алст
  • Belarusian: Алст (акруга)
  • Belarusian: Алст
  • Breton: Arondisamant Aalst
  • Bulgarian: Алст
  • Catalan: districte d’Aalst
  • Cebuano: Arrondissement Aalst
  • Chinese: 阿爾斯特區
  • Czech: Arrondissement Aalst
  • Dutch: Aalst
  • Dutch: Arrondissement Aalst
  • Estonian: Aalsti ringkond
  • French: Alost
  • French: arrondissement administratif d’Alost
  • French: Arrondissement administratif d’Alost
  • French: Arrondissement administratif dAlost
  • French: Arrondissement d’Alost
  • German: Aalst
  • German: Arrondissement Aalst
  • German: Bezirk Aalst
  • Hungarian: Aalst járás
  • Hungarian: Aalst
  • Irish: Ceantar Aalst
  • Italian: Arrondissement di Aalst
  • Latin: Alostum
  • Latin: Circumdarium administrativum Alostense
  • Limburgan: Aals
  • Luxembourgish: Arrondissement Aalst
  • Persian: شهرستان الست
  • Polish: Aalst (okręg)
  • Polish: Aalst
  • Russian: Алст
  • Serbo-Croatian: Aalst (arondisman)
  • Serbo-Croatian: Aalst
  • Slovenian: Arrondissement Aalst
  • Slovenian: Okrožje Aalst
  • Spanish: Arrondissement de Alost
  • Spanish: Distrito de Alost
  • Swedish: Arrondissement Aalst
  • Turkish: Arrondissement Aalst
  • Ukrainian: округ Алст
  • Vietnamese: Aalst
  • Vlaams: Arroundissement Aalst
  • Vlaams: Oalst
  • Walloon: Åch

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Dries and Vogelenzang.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Oliemeersbeek and Hasseltbos.

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