Oudenaarde (FrenchAudenarde, English sometimes Oudenarde) is a municipality in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenaarde proper and the towns of Bevere, Edelare, Eine, Ename, Heurne, Leupegem, Mater, Melden, Mullem, Nederename, Volkegem and Welden. On January 1, 2005, Oudenaarde had a population of 28,299. The area is 68.06 km², which gives a population density of 415.79 inhabitants per km². 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 OudenaardeLocatie. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... 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. ... The Flemish region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium (alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region). ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming)) has two main designations: a geographical region in the north of Belgium, corresponding to the Flemish Region, a consituent part of the federal Belgian state. ... East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... EINE (a recursive acronym standing for EINE Is Not Emacs) was an early Emacs text editor for lisp machines; it was developed by Daniel Weinreb and Mike McMahon in the late 1970s, using the original Emacs written in TECO by Richard Stallman. ... Welden is a community in the Augsburg district and is the seat of the commune of Welden. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ...
For the battle of the War of the Spanish Succession fought in the vicinity, see Battle of Oudenarde. Charles II was the last Habsburg King of Spain. ... The Battle of Oudenarde (or Audenaarde) was a key battle in the War of the Spanish Succession. ...
The municipality comprises the city of Oudenaarde proper and the towns of Bevere, Edelare, Eine, Ename, Heurne, Leupegem, Mater, Melden, Mullem, Nederename, Volkegem and Welden.
On January 1st, 2004 Oudenaarde had a total population of 28,070 (13,728 males and 14,342 females).
During three centuries, tapestry weaving was the most important industry in Oudenaarde and the Saint Walburga church played an important role in the life of the weavers, as it was the centre of their religious life.
Oudenaarde was also very famous in the XV-XVIIIth century for silversmith's trade, whose masterpieces are shown in the Silver Room of the city hall.
The municipal flag of Oudenaarde is horizontally divided red-yellow-red-yellow-red-yellow with a fl lion with a red tongue and claws.
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