Merelbeke

Summary

Merelbeke is a municipality of Belgium^[1]. Merelbeke draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_belgium category, ranking #86 of 558).^[2]

Key Facts

• Merelbeke is located in Arrondissement of Ghent^[3].
• Merelbeke is in the country of Belgium^[4].
• Merelbeke is on the body of water Scheldt^[5].
• Merelbeke is on the body of water Ringvaart (Ghent)^[6].
• Merelbeke's head of government is recorded as Filip Thienpont^[7].
• Merelbeke's image is recorded as Merelbeke - Town hall 1.jpg^[8].
• Merelbeke's instance of is recorded as municipality of Belgium^[9].
• Merelbeke's capital is recorded as Merelbeke^[10].
• Merelbeke's official language is recorded as Dutch^[11].
• Merelbeke's flag image is recorded as Flag of Merelbeke.svg^[12].
• Merelbeke's shares border with is recorded as Ghent^[13].
• Merelbeke's shares border with is recorded as De Pinte^[14].
• Merelbeke's shares border with is recorded as Gavere^[15].
• Merelbeke's shares border with is recorded as Oosterzele^[16].
• Merelbeke's shares border with is recorded as Melle^[17].
• Merelbeke's coat of arms image is recorded as Merelbeke wapen.svg^[18].
• Merelbeke's flag is recorded as flag of Merelbeke^[19].
• Merelbeke's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 147873528^[20].
• Merelbeke's GND ID is recorded as 4841185-1^[21].
• Merelbeke's locator map image is recorded as Merelbeke East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg^[22].
• Merelbeke's postal code is recorded as 9820^[23].
• Merelbeke's part of is recorded as Q111550739^[24].
• Merelbeke's Commons category is recorded as Merelbeke^[25].
• Merelbeke's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00^[26].
• Merelbeke's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[27].

Body

Identity

Merelbeke's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Merelbeke'}^[28]. Merelbeke's part of is recorded as Q111550739^[24].

Dissolution

Merelbeke was dissolved in +2024-12-31T00:00:00Z^[29].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Merelbeke include Merelbeke-Melle^[30], a municipality of Belgium^[31], in Belgium^[32], founded in 2025^[33].

Why It Matters

Merelbeke draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (municipality_of_belgium category, ranking #86 of 558).^[2] Merelbeke has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34]

Entities named for Merelbeke include Merelbeke-Melle^[30], a municipality of Belgium^[31], in Belgium^[32], founded in 2025^[33].