Zwalm () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

located in

Flanders Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, ...

, in the

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...

province of

East Flanders , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van O ...

, in

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. The municipality comprises the villages of

Beerlegem Beerlegem is a village belonging to the municipality of Zwalm. It is located in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. Until 1970, it was an independent municipality. History During excavations ...

, , , , , , , , , , , and . In 2021, Zwalm had a total population of 8,244. The total area is 33.82 km².

Gallery

Church, Roborst, Zwalm, Flanders, Belgium.JPG, Church of Roborst Zwalm-Hundelgem, Sint-Amanduskerk oeg45179 IMG 0371 2021-08-13 14.02.jpg, Hundelgem, church: Sint-Amanduskerk Vinkemolen Sint-Denijs-Boekel 10-04-2009 17-17-48.JPG, Vinkemolen Wind Mill in Franskouter, Sint-Denijs-Boekel TerbiestmolenNederzwalm_10-04-2009_15-08-25.JPG, Water mill in Nederzwalm

References

External links

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Municipalities of East Flanders Populated places in East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub