Geraardsbergen is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Geraardsbergen proper and the towns of Goefferdinge, Grimminge, Idegem, Moerbeke, Nederboelare, Nieuwenhove, Onkerzele, Ophasselt, Overboelare, Schendelbeke, Smeerebbe-Vloerzegem, Viane, Waarbeke, Zandbergen and Zarlardinge. On January 1st, 2005 Geraardsbergen had a total population of 31,370. The total area is 79.71 km² which gives a population density of 390.03 inhabitants per km². The current mayor of Geraardsbergen is Guido De Padt, from the VLD (Liberal) party. This article is about political regions. ... East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Image File history File links GeraardsbergenLocatie. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
Geraardsbergen (in French: Grammont) is known for its wall that is climbed every year by cyclists during the Tour of Flanders. The Tour of Flanders (Dutch: Ronde van Vlaanderen) is a road cycling race held in Flanders, Belgium. ...
The City of Geraardsbergen came into existence thanks to its location, which was of strategically importance in the 11th century.
By the end of the 11th century, the Count of Flanders, supported by the Lord of Boelare, succeeded into transferring the Abbey of Dikkelvenne to the City of Geraardsbergen.
The huge popularity of Saint Adrian, one of the saints worshipped against the plague, contributed to the growth of the city.
The municipality of Geraardsbergen (in French, Grammont; 31,370 inhabitants on 1 January 2006; 7,971 ha) is located 20 km south-west of Aalst, close to the borders of Flanders with Hainaut and Brabant.
The Country of Aalst was made of the towns of Aalst and Geraardsbergen, of the domains of Rode, Gavere, Schorisse and Zottegem, and of the Barony of Boelare.
Geraardsbergen is famous for his Manneken Pis, said to be older than the world-famous Manneken of Brussels and the mattentaart pie, made with fermented milk.
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