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Encyclopedia > Melle, Belgium

Melle
Province: East Flanders
District: Ghent
Area: 15.21 km²
Population: 10,555 (2005)
Population younger than 26: 3,040
Population density: 693,81 /km²
Postal Code: 9090
Position: 51°00 NB - 3°62' OL
Image:MelleLocatie.png

Melle is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Gontrode and Melle proper. On January 1st, 2005 Melle had a total population of 10,555. The total area is 15.21 km² which gives a population density of 693.81 inhabitants per km². This article is about political regions. ... East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... -1... Image File history File links MelleLocatie. ... 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. ...


Melle is already being mentioned in documents of the year 830, although the archeological findings prove the region was inhabited long before that date.


The name Melle has two possible meanings: The Celtic word Melina means Brown Water, on the other side the prehistoric name Melinos means Honey Yellow'. The Celtic languages are the languages descended from Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, spoken by ancient and modern Celts alike. ...


The village Melle consists of three regions: Melle-Centre, Melle-Vogelhoek and Gontrode (since the fusion in 1976).


One of it's famous products is the Delirium Tremens beer, bottled by the Huyghe brewery. This beer is exported worldwide and has been elected as "Best beer in the world" by Michael Jackson. Delirium tremens (colloquially, the DTs or, the shakes) is a condition nearly invariably associated with complete alcohol withdrawal, although it also occurs as a complication of benzodiazepine and barbiturate withdrawal. ...


Miss Belgium 2000, Joke Van De Velde grew up and went to highschool in Melle. The Miss Belgium (Dutch: Miss België, French: Miss Belgique) contest is the largest national beauty pageant of Belgium and has been held since 1969. ...


The College van de paters Jozefieten, founded in 1837 by Kannunik Constant Van Crombrugghe is known all around the country. At this school different Belgian and International celebreties went to school (vb. Cédric Van Brantegem, brother of Prinsess Mathilde,...). This was the first school in Belgium where an commerecial science and an industrialscience was offered. An Irish student brought along a football in 1863. This was the first football touching the European continent.


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East Flanders
Aalst: | Aalst | Denderleeuw | Erpe-Mere | Geraardsbergen | Haaltert | Herzele | Lede | Ninove | Sint-Lievens-Houtem | Zottegem |
Dendermonde: | Berlare | Buggenhout | Dendermonde | Hamme | Laarne | Lebbeke | Waasmunster | Wetteren | Wichelen | Zele |
Eeklo: | Assenede | Eeklo | Kaprijke | Maldegem | Sint-Laureins | Zelzate |
Ghent: | Aalter | Deinze | De Pinte | Destelbergen | Evergem | Gavere | Ghent | Knesselare | Lochristi | Lovendegem | Melle | Merelbeke | Moerbeke | Nazareth | Nevele | Oosterzele | Sint-Martens-Latem | Waarschoot | Wachtebeke | Zomergem | Zulte |
Oudenaarde: | Brakel | Horebeke | Kluisbergen | Kruishoutem | Lierde | Maarkedal | Oudenaarde | Ronse | Wortegem-Petegem | Zingem | Zwalm |
Sint-Niklaas: | Beveren | Kruibeke | Lokeren | Sint-Gillis-Waas | Sint-Niklaas | Stekene | Temse |

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Municipalities in the province of East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
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