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Buggenhout
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| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Province | East Flanders | ||
| Arrondissement | Dendermonde | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Tom Van Herreweghe (NCD) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | NCD, BAL, SP.A, VLD | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 25.25 km2 (9.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 14,081 | ||
| • Density | 557.7/km2 (1,444.3/sq mi) | ||
| Demographics | |||
| • Foreigners | 0.96% (7 January 2005) | ||
| Postal codes | 9255 | ||
| Area codes | 052 | ||
| Website | www.buggenhout.be | ||
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Map of Buggenhout
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Buggenhout is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Buggenhout proper, Briel, Opdorp, and Opstal. On January 1, 2006 Buggenhout had a total population of 13,840. The total area is 25.25 square kilometres, which gives a population density of 548 inhabitants per square kilometre. The current mayor of Buggenhout is Tom Van Herreweghe, from the (local) NCD party.
Buggenhout is the geometrical center of Flanders: If you take a cardboard cut-out of Flanders, and balance it on a needle where Buggenhout is, the whole cut-out would be in balance.
Buggenhout is also known for its forest, the "Buggenhout Bos", which is the largest forest of East Flanders.
Buggenhout has two breweries, Bosteels (known for the "Tripel Karmeliet", "Deus" (a champagne beer), "Kwak") and De Landtsheer (known for "Malheur").
The modern name "Buggenhout" stems from the Middle Dutch "Bucghenhout" which on its turn stems from the Old Dutch "Bukenholt". Buken comes from Proto-Germanic *bokjon (Modern Dutch: beuken, Old English: becen (beechs)), holt from *hulta (Modern Dutch: hout (bos), Old English: holt (forest)). Together, they would form "Beukenhout" or "Beech forest". Buggenhout is still known for its forest "Buggenhoutbos" (Buggenhout forest).
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