Gavere

Gavere
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Gavere Location in Belgium
Location of Gavere in East Flanders
Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Hugo Leroy (VLD-VOG)
• Governing party/ies	VLD-VOG
Area
• Total	31.34 km2 (12.10 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	12,529
• Density	400/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal codes	9890
Area codes	09
Website	www.gavere.be

Gavere (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣaːvərə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Asper, Baaigem, Dikkelvenne, Gavere, Semmerzake and Vurste. On January 1, 2006, Gavere had a total population of 12,004. The total area is 31.35 km² which gives a population density of 383 inhabitants per km².

Borgwal Castle in Vurste (2007)

Sports

The Superprestige Gavere is a November cyclo-cross race held in Gavere, Belgium, which is part of the Superprestige.

See also

• Lamoraal van Egmont, Prince of Gavere

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (Dutch)
• Webpage at Reocities
• Webpage at Internet Archive