Geraardsbergen

Geraardsbergen is a beautiful city in the southeastern corner of . The city was founded in 1068 by Duke of Flanders Boudewijn IV. The reason of its foundation was because of the strategic position right on the borders of and Brabant.
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  • Type: Town with 33,200 residents
  • Description: city in East Flanders, Belgium
  • Also known as: Geeraardsbergen”, “Giesbaargen”, “Grammont”, and “Mattentaartenstad
  • Postal code: 9500

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oudenberg and Boelaremeersen.

Scenic viewpoint
is a scenic viewpoint.

Nature reserve
is a nature reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Idegem.

Village
is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Geraardsbergen.

Geraardsbergen

Latitude
50.7716° or 50° 46′ 18″ north
Longitude
3.8827° or 3° 52′ 58″ east
Population
33,200
Elevation
32 metres (105 feet)
United Nations Location Code
BE GEA
Open location code
9F25QVCM+J3
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2986395431
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2797638
Wiki­data ID
Q499532
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Zeeuws—“Geraardsbergen” goes by many names.
  • Basque: Geraardsbergen
  • Breton: Geraardsbergen
  • Bulgarian: Герардсберген
  • Catalan: Geraardsbergen
  • Cebuano: Geraardsbergen (parokya)
  • Cebuano: Geraardsbergen
  • Chinese: 赫拉尔兹贝亨
  • Chinese: 赫拉爾茲貝亨
  • Danish: Geraardsbergen
  • Dutch: Geraardsbergen
  • Dutch: Giesbaargen
  • Dutch: Grammont
  • Dutch: Mattentaartenstad
  • Esperanto: Geraardsbergen
  • Estonian: Geraardsbergen
  • French: Geraardsbergen
  • French: Giesbaargen
  • French: Grammont
  • French: Mattentaartenstad
  • German: Geraardsbergen
  • German: Gerhardsbergen
  • Hungarian: Geraardsbergen
  • Irish: Geraardsbergen
  • Italian: Geraardsbergen
  • Italian: Grammont
  • Japanese: ヘラールツベルヘン
  • Japanese: ヘラールトスベルヘン
  • Latin: Gerardimontium
  • Latvian: Gerārdsbergena
  • Lithuanian: Gėrarsbergenas
  • Luxembourgish: Geraardsbergen
  • Macedonian: Герардсберген
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Geraardsbergen
  • Norwegian: Geraardsbergen
  • Occitan (post 1500): Geraardsbergen
  • Persian: ژراردزبرژان
  • Polish: Geraardsbergen
  • Polish: Overboelare
  • Portuguese: Geraardsbergen
  • Romanian: Geraardsbergen
  • Russian: Гераардсберген
  • Russian: Герардсберген
  • Serbian: Geraardsbergen
  • Serbian: Gerardsbergen
  • Serbian: Герардсберген
  • Serbo-Croatian: Geraardsbergen
  • Slovak: Geraardsbergen
  • Spanish: Geraardsbergen
  • Swahili: Geraardsbergen
  • Swedish: Geraardsbergen
  • Turkish: Geraardsbergen
  • Turkish: Grammont
  • Vietnamese: Geraardsbergen
  • Vlaams: Geroardsbergn
  • Volapük: Geraardsbergen
  • Walloon: Geraardsbergen
  • Walloon: Grandmont
  • Waray (Philippines): Geraardsbergen
  • Zeeuws: Geraerdsbergen

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