Melle

Summary

Melle is a municipality of Belgium^[1]. Melle has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Melle is located in Arrondissement of Ghent^[3].
• Melle is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Melle is on the body of water Scheldt^[5].
• Melle is on the body of water Ringvaart (Ghent)^[6].
• Melle's head of government is recorded as Dirk De Maeseneer^[7].
• Melle's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[8].
• Melle's capital is recorded as Melle^[9].
• Melle's official language is recorded as Dutch^[10].
• Melle's shares border with is recorded as Destelbergen^[11].
• Melle's shares border with is recorded as Merelbeke^[12].
• Melle's shares border with is recorded as Ghent^[13].
• Melle's shares border with is recorded as Oosterzele^[14].
• Melle's shares border with is recorded as Wetteren^[15].
• Melle's flag is recorded as flag of Melle^[16].
• Melle's postal code is recorded as 9090^[17].
• Melle is part of Emergency zone East Flanders Center^[18].
• Melle is part of Q111550739^[19].
• Melle's Commons category is recorded as Melle (Belgium)^[20].
• Melle's patron saint is recorded as Martin of Tours^[21].
• Melle's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[22].
• Melle's local dialing code is recorded as 09^[23].
• Melle was dissolved in December 31, 2024^[24].
• Melle's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51, 'lon': 3.8}^[25].
• Melle's official website is recorded as https://www.melle.be/^[26].
• Melle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Melle, Belgium^[27].

Body

Identity

Part of include Emergency zone East Flanders Center^[18], an emergency zone^[28], in Belgium^[29], founded in 2012^[30], headquartered in Ghent^[31] and Q111550739^[19], a police zone^[32], in Belgium^[33], founded in 2000^[34].

Dissolution

Melle was dissolved in December 31, 2024^[24].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Melle include Merelbeke-Melle^[35], a municipality of Belgium^[36], in Belgium^[37], founded in 2025^[38].

Why It Matters

Melle has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Melle is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for Melle include Merelbeke-Melle^[35], a municipality of Belgium^[36], in Belgium^[37], founded in 2025^[38].