Wetteren () 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 the

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province of

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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. Wetteren - Town hall 1

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

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 * Émile Pierre Joseph Storms (1846-1918) Explorer of Congo Free State, General * Cecile Bombeek, serial killer

References

External links

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Official website

Chiro Overschelde Wetteren
Liefkenshoek 24, Wetteren
Scouts & Gidsen Vlaanderen Wetteren (St.-Jan)
Groenstraat 33, Wetteren
Scouts & Gidsen Vlaanderen Wetteren (Prins Boudewijn)
Groene Wegel, Wetteren
Chess Club De Wetterse Vrijpion
Warandelaan 14, Wetteren Municipalities of East Flanders Populated places in East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub