The Flemish Government provides incentives for municipalities to voluntarily merge. The municipal councils of Kruishoutem and Zingem approved a merge in 2017, which was ratified by Flemish decree of 4 May 2018 alongside several other merges, all to be effective per 1 January 2019.
As of 1 January 2018, the municipality of Kruishoutem had a population of 8,086 and Zingem a population of 7,552.
Governmentedit
The first elections for the new municipality were held during the regular local elections of 14 October 2018, electing a municipal council for the legislative period of 2019–2024. CD&V obtained a majority of seats in the municipal council (14 out of 25). Joop Verzele becomes mayor of Kruisem.
Referencesedit
^"Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2022". Statbel.
^"Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2022". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
^"Over Kruisem". Kruisem (in Dutch). Retrieved 8 May 2022.
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kruisem, dutch, pronunciation, ˈkrœy, sɛm, municipality, belgian, province, east, flanders, that, established, january, 2019, from, merging, municipalities, kruishoutem, zingem, municipalitycasier, castleflagcoat, armslocation, location, belgium, location, eas. Kruisem Dutch pronunciation ˈkrœy sɛm 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 KruisemMunicipalityCasier CastleFlagCoat of armsLocation of KruisemKruisemLocation in Belgium Location of Kruisem in East FlandersCoordinates 50 54 16 N 3 31 41 E 50 90444 N 3 52806 E 50 90444 3 52806Country BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceEast FlandersArrondissementOudenaardeGovernment MayorJoop Verzele CD amp V Governing party iesCD amp VArea Total71 59 km2 27 64 sq mi Population 2022 01 01 1 Total15 876 Density220 km2 570 sq mi Postal codes9750 9770 9771 9772NIS code45068Area codes09Websitewww kruisem beThe 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 Creation editSee also Fusion of the Belgian municipalities The Flemish Government provides incentives for municipalities to voluntarily merge The municipal councils of Kruishoutem and Zingem approved a merge in 2017 which was ratified by Flemish decree of 4 May 2018 alongside several other merges all to be effective per 1 January 2019 As of 1 January 2018 the municipality of Kruishoutem had a population of 8 086 and Zingem a population of 7 552 Government editThe first elections for the new municipality were held during the regular local elections of 14 October 2018 electing a municipal council for the legislative period of 2019 2024 CD amp V obtained a majority of seats in the municipal council 14 out of 25 Joop Verzele becomes mayor of Kruisem References edit Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2022 Statbel Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2022 Statistics Belgium Retrieved 20 November 2022 Over Kruisem Kruisem in Dutch Retrieved 8 May 2022 nbsp This East Flanders location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kruisem amp oldid 1216448022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
