Kruisem
Municipality
Casier Castle
Casier Castle
Flag of Kruisem
Flag
Coat of arms of Kruisem
Coat of arms
Location of Kruisem
Kruisem is located in Belgium
Kruisem
Kruisem
Location in Belgium
Location of Kruisem in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°54′16″N 3°31′41″E / 50.90444°N 3.52806°E / 50.90444; 3.52806
Country Belgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
ArrondissementOudenaarde
Government
 • MayorJoop Verzele (CD&V)
 • Governing party/iesCD&V
Area
 • Total71.59 km2 (27.64 sq mi)
Population
 (2022-01-01)[1]
 • Total15,876
 • Density220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Postal codes
9750, 9770, 9771, 9772
NIS code
45068
Area codes09
Websitewww.kruisem.be

Kruisem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈkrœy̯sɛm]) is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders that was established on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Kruishoutem and Zingem.

The merged municipality has an area of 71.59 km2 and a population of 15,876 people as of 2022.[2] The municipality consists of the deelgemeentes Huise, Kruishoutem, Nokere, Ouwegem, Wannegem-Lede and Zingem.[3]

Creation

The Flemish Government provides incentives for municipalities to voluntarily merge. The municipal councils of Kruishoutem and Zingem approved a merge in 2017, which was ratified by Flemish decree of 4 May 2018 alongside several other merges, all to be effective per 1 January 2019.

As of 1 January 2018, the municipality of Kruishoutem had a population of 8,086 and Zingem a population of 7,552.

Government

The first elections for the new municipality were held during the regular local elections of 14 October 2018, electing a municipal council for the legislative period of 2019–2024. CD&V obtained a majority of seats in the municipal council (14 out of 25). Joop Verzele becomes mayor of Kruisem.

References

  1. ↑ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2022". Statbel.
  2. ↑ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2022". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Over Kruisem". Kruisem (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2022.


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