East Flanders

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Introduction

East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) on Zeelandic Flanders (the Netherlands) and (in Belgium) on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant (both in Flanders), of Hainaut (Wallonia) and of West Flanders (Flanders). It has an area of 2,991 km² which is divided into six administrative districts (arrondissementen in Dutch) containing 65 municipalities. The provincial population is 1,408,484 and the capital is Ghent.

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Cities

  • Ghent
  • Aalst - famous for its carnival.
  • Oudenaarde small town in the south of the province. Its like location in the Flemish Ardennes makes it a great place for cycling.
  • Sint-Niklaas

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Eat

  • Mattentaarten, a local speciality from the town of Geraardsbergen.

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