Gentbrugge
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Gentbrugge is one of 25 districts ("wijken") of the city of Ghent
, Belgium
in the Flemish Region
of Belgium
. Gentbrugge together with Oud Gentbrugge had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1977, when it fused with Ghent
.
river in the East and parted in the middle by the E17 freeway. It is being developed by the City of Ghent to an area for nature development/conservation and recreation.
) of the First Class-team KAA Gent, also known as La Gantoise. Besides the stadium are some tennis courts of a team which is also called La Gantoise, besides the hockey team.
There's also another football team in Ghent, which played its games in the Emanuel Hielstadium. This team was created on the 1. April 1899 when the teams Athletic Club Gantois, Sport Pédestre Gantois and Football Club Gantois merged and became member of the UBSSA as Racing Club de Gand. In the period before 2010 this team has changed its name after some later developments into KRC-Gent-Zeehaven
and it plays its matches in Oostakker
. The fields in Gentbrugge have accommodated athletics from 2010 in order to give a suitable training field to the Racing Club Gent for Athletics.
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
in the Flemish Region
Flemish Region
The Flemish Region is one of the three official regions of the Kingdom of Belgium—alongside the Walloon Region and the Brussels-Capital Region. Colloquially, it is usually simply referred to as Flanders, of which it is the institutional iteration within the context of the Belgian political system...
of Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Gentbrugge together with Oud Gentbrugge had been a separate municipality before January 1, 1977, when it fused with Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
.
Neighborhoods
The district of Gentbrugge itself has been divided in four neighborhoods: Dries, Sportplein, Coninxdonk and the rural area Zwarte Fles with a population of 3417, 3653, 268 and 6 respectively in 2008.Demographic facts
- Between 1999 and 2008 the population grew by 2,1% as compared to 7,1 for Ghent entirely
- The average age is 42,9
- The number of non-Belgian inhabitants is with 3,7% lower than the average of Ghent (10,01%)
Gentbrugse Meersen
The Gentbrugse meersen is a rural area of 270ha surrounded by urbanized Gentbrugge to the West, the ScheldtScheldt
The Scheldt is a 350 km long river in northern France, western Belgium and the southwestern part of the Netherlands...
river in the East and parted in the middle by the E17 freeway. It is being developed by the City of Ghent to an area for nature development/conservation and recreation.
Places of interest
- Rattendaelepark. Historical parc, now for recreational use. From the Castle Vilain named after its first owner Albijn Vilain (1619) only a tower remains.
- The water towerWater towerA water tower or elevated water tower is a large elevated drinking water storage container constructed to hold a water supply at a height sufficient to pressurize a water distribution system....
, visible when entering Ghent by the E17 highway from Antwerp. Originally from 1937 and colorfully repainted in 1990 by the Ghent artist Chris Demangel. - Gentbrugge hosts the stadium of the Belgian first league football club, KAA Gent, also known as La Gantoise.
- The St.EligiusSaint EligiusSaint Eligius is the patron saint of goldsmiths, other metalworkers, and coin collectors. He is also the patron saint of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers , a corps of the British Army, but he is best known for being the patron saint of horses and those who work with them...
Church near the Brusselsesteenweg. Originally neo-gothic from 1884, but expanded in art-deco style in 1937 by the architect W. Vandenbogaerde. - The castle Coninxdonck, built in the 19th century to replace a medieval castle
- The Administrative Center. An example of 60ties functionalismFunctionalismFunctionalism may refer to:* Functionalism , or structural functionalism, a theoretical tradition within sociology and anthropology* Functionalism * Functionalism...
designed by the Belgian architect Paul Felix in 1973.
Sports
Gentbrugge has the stadium (Jules OttenstadionJules Ottenstadion
Jules Ottenstadion is a multi-purpose stadium in Gentbrugge, Ghent, Belgium. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of K.A.A. Gent. The stadium holds 12,919 and was built in 1920. It is due to be replaced by the new Arteveldestadion in 2010. The people of Ghent...
) of the First Class-team KAA Gent, also known as La Gantoise. Besides the stadium are some tennis courts of a team which is also called La Gantoise, besides the hockey team.
There's also another football team in Ghent, which played its games in the Emanuel Hielstadium. This team was created on the 1. April 1899 when the teams Athletic Club Gantois, Sport Pédestre Gantois and Football Club Gantois merged and became member of the UBSSA as Racing Club de Gand. In the period before 2010 this team has changed its name after some later developments into KRC-Gent-Zeehaven
K.R.C. Gent-Zeehaven
Koninklijke Racing Club Gent-Zeehaven is a Belgian association football club from the city of Ghent, East Flanders. It is currently playing in the Promotion A, i.e. the fourth level in the Belgian football league system. The club underwent 5 merges and changed its name many times...
and it plays its matches in Oostakker
Oostakker
Oostakker, formerly spelled Oostacker, is one of the smaller former municipalities which were merged into Ghent , the capital of the Belgian province of East Flanders...
. The fields in Gentbrugge have accommodated athletics from 2010 in order to give a suitable training field to the Racing Club Gent for Athletics.