Dendermonde

Dendermonde
Termonde (French)
Town hall
Court building
Brussels Gate
Church of Saint Gertrude
Station building
Marketplace
Location of Dendermonde
Dendermonde
Location in Belgium
Location of Dendermonde in East Flanders
Coordinates: 51°02′N 04°06′E / 51.033°N 4.100°E / 51.033; 4.100
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
Province East Flanders
ArrondissementDendermonde
Government
  MayorLeen Dierick (CD&V)
  Governing party/iesCD&V, N-VA
Area
  Total
56.52 km2 (21.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2018-01-01)
  Total
45,673
  Density810/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
Postal codes
9200
NIS code
42006
Area codes052
Websitewww.dendermonde.be

Dendermonde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌdɛndərˈmɔndə] ; French: Termonde, French pronunciation: [tɛʁmɔ̃d]) is a city in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium. The municipality comprises the city of Dendermonde and the towns of Appels, Baasrode, Grembergen, Mespelare, Oudegem, Schoonaarde, and Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde. Dendermonde is at the mouth of the river Dender, where it flows into the Scheldt. The town has a long-standing folkloric feud with Aalst, south along the same river, which dates from the Middle Ages.

The city is an administrative, commercial, educational, and medical centre for the surrounding region. The current mayor of Dendermonde is Leen Dierick (Christian Democratic and Flemish).