Wetteren () is a
municipality
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located in the
Belgian
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province of
East Flanders
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. The municipality comprises the towns of , and Wetteren proper. In 2021, Wetteren had a total population of 26,206. The total area is 36.68 km².
Educational institutions
* Gemeenschapsonderwij
Noordlaan 10, Wetteren
* Basischool Schepper
Cooppallaan 82, Wetteren
* Basisschool Sint-Gertrudi
F. Leirensstraat 31, Wetteren
* Basisschool Sint-Joze
Wegvoeringstraat 59 a, Wetteren
* Scheppersinstituu
Cooppaallaan 128, Wetteren
* Sint-Gertrudiscolleg
Wegvoeringstraat 21, Wetteren
* Sint-Jozefinstituu
Wegvoeringstraat 59 a, Wetteren
* Mariagaar
Oosterzelsesteenweg 80, Wetteren
Notable people
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Julien De Wilde
Julien, Baron De Wilde (b. Wetteren, 7 January 1944) is a Belgian businessman. He is Chairman of Nyrstar, Chairman of the Prince Albert Fund Foundation, honorary chairman of Agoria and a member of the board of Bekaert, Telenet and Agfa-Gevaert. H ...
(b. Wetteren, 7 January 1967), businessman
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Émile Pierre Joseph Storms (1846-1918) Explorer of Congo Free State, General
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Cecile Bombeek
Cecile Bombeek (1933-2019) was a Order of Saint Joseph nun and Belgian serial killer who killed three people between 1976 to 1977. She died in 2019 at St. Jozef, Wetteren. She was 86 years old.
Background and Crimes
Cecile Bombeek was born in t ...
, serial killer
References
External links
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Official website
Chiro Overschelde WetterenLiefkenshoek 24, Wetteren
Scouts & Gidsen Vlaanderen Wetteren (St.-Jan)Groenstraat 33, Wetteren
Scouts & Gidsen Vlaanderen Wetteren (Prins Boudewijn)Groene Wegel, Wetteren
Chess Club De Wetterse VrijpionWarandelaan 14, Wetteren
Municipalities of East Flanders
Populated places in East Flanders
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