Place:Aalter, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

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NameAalter
Alt namesAlstrasource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 15
Halestrasource: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 15
TypeMunicipality
Coordinates51.083°N 3.45°E
Located inOost-Vlaanderen, Belgium
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Aalter is a municipality located between Bruges and Ghent in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Aalter, Bellem, , , Knesselare and . It is bordered on the north by Maldegem, on the east by Zomergem and Nevele, on the south by Deinze, and on the west by the province of West Flanders. The mayor is Pieter De Crem.

Effective 1 January 2019, the municipality of Knesselare was merged into Aalter. Aalter was home to 29,242 people in 2021.

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