Sint-Amandsberg | |
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Coordinates: | |
Country | Belgium |
Province | East Flanders |
Municipality | Ghent |
Area | |
• Total | 5.99 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2007)[1] | |
• Total | 23,143 |
• Density | 3,864/km2 (10,007.7/sq mi) |
Postcode | 9040 |
Sint-Amandsberg is a sub-municipality of Ghent, Belgium. The municipality was formed in 1872 after splitting from Oostakker.
During the First World War, on 7 June 1915, the German airschip LZ37 crashed after being destroyed by Reginald Warneford. A street was named Reginald Warnefordstreet in Sint-Amandsberg on the spot where the airship crashed.