Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde | |
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Village | |
 Saint Egidius church | |
  Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 51°01′08″N 4°06′21″E / 51.01889°N 4.10583°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Municipality | Dendermonde |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 12,920 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET |
Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde (French: Saint-Gilles-lez-Termonde) is a part of the municipality of Dendermonde in the Denderstreek in East Flanders in Belgium, a typical agricultural village in the Dendervallei near the junction of the railroads to Ghent, Mechelen and Brussels. It was formerly known as Zwijveke.[2]
Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde is birthplace to poet Emmanuel Hiel (1834 - 1894) and literature historian Wies Moens (1898 - 1982).
Every year, on the first Sunday of September, a parade of flower-covered floats, built in the different districts, is held in Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde.
On 23 January 2009, a man attacked a children's daycare centre in the village, killing at least three people and wounding as many as twenty.[3] Italian singer Luciano Ligabue dedicated to the victims a song, Quando mi vieni a prendere? (Dendermonde 23/01/09) inserted in his 2010 album, Arrivederci, Mostro!.[4]
- ^ a b "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 42006C". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ oar.onroerenderfgoed.be: Archeologisch vooronderzoek Sint-Gillis (Dendermonde) – Oud Klooster (Gevangenis) (pdf)
- ^ van de Velde, Antonia (2009-01-23). "Three die in Belgian child care center attack". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ "Quando mi vieni a prendere? (Dendermonde 23/01/09)". Ligachannel (in Italian). April 26, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.