Lebbeke

Lebbeke
Municipality
Church of Our Lady, Lebbeke
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Lebbeke
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Dendermonde
Government
• Mayor	François Saeys (VLD)
• Governing party/ies	VLD, SP.A-Spirit
Area
• Total	27.3 km2 (10.5 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)
• Total	19,195
• Density	700/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Postal codes	9280
NIS code	42011
Area codes	052
Website	www.lebbeke.be

Lebbeke (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈl̪ɛbeːkə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Denderbelle, Lebbeke proper and Wieze. On January 1, 2006 Lebbeke had a total population of 17,608. The total area is 26.92 km² which gives a population density of 654 inhabitants per km². Lebbeke is home to the chocolate factory Callebaut.

Events

Main article: Metal Female Voices Fest

Metal Female Voices Fest is a heavy metal music festival held annually in Belgium since 2003.

The Clay Cross in Lebbeke is a cyclo-cross race held in East Flanders.

Current and former inhabitants

• Jean-Marie Pfaff, soccer player, played 64 times for the Belgian national football team and was born in Lebbeke. He now lives in Brasschaat.
• Frank Vandenbroucke, international cyclist.

External links

• Official website - Only available in Dutch