Kruisem

Kruisem
Casier Castle
Casier Castle
Flag of Kruisem
Coat of arms of Kruisem
Location of Kruisem
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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 [nl], Ouwegem, Wannegem-Lede [nl] and Zingem.[3]

  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.