| Mariakerke | |
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| Geography | |
| Province |  East Flanders |
| Municipality | Ghent |
| Geographical location | |
| Area | 5,20 km² |
| Population (Source: NIS) | |
| Inhabitants – Population density |
11. A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. East Flanders ( Oost-Vlaanderen in Dutch, Flandre orientale in French) is a province of Flanders, one of the three A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly denotes a City, Town, or Village, or Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of Statistics Belgium is the main official statistical institution in Belgium offering a large choice of figures In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 883 (31/12/2007) 2285/km² |
| Men Women |
48,02% 51,98% |
| Other information | |
| Postal code | 9030 |
Mariakerke is a village in the Belgian province of East-Flanders. A postal code (known in various countries as a post code, postcode, or ZIP code) is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a East Flanders ( Oost-Vlaanderen in Dutch, Flandre orientale in French) is a province of Flanders, one of the three It is part of the urban area of the province's capital city Ghent. Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a Its population is of 11,883 people (2007).
History
In the 17th century, Mariakerke was devided in two because of the construction of the "Brugse Vaart", a canal that connects the cities of Ghent and Bruges. Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a Bruges (Brugge is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. Because of the hundreds of years of separation, both halves develloped their own unique atmosphere.
Mariakerke obtained the status of independent village in 1793, after which a bridge was constructed to connect both halves of the village. The bridge has been destroyed several times during war, which makes that the actual bridge was put up in 1964.
Besides the bridge, Mariakerke only had one main road which connected the village with the city of Ghent. This road was very important for the village, and still exists today under the name "Brugse Steenweg".
Later in the 18th century, a trade route was constructed from Ghent to Eeklo, and Mariakerke became a stop along this important road. Eeklo is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. Nowadays the road is better known as the N9, one of Ghent's most busy avenues. This new street had a significant impact on the 18th century Mariakerke.
The people from Mariakerke became more involved in the city life of Ghent once the industrial era had begun. A lot of villagers found a job at the many factories of Ghent, and a lot of rich industrials constructed castles and mansions in the rural Mariakerke. These castles can still be visited today, and add a special atmosphere to the village.
Mariakerke finally lost its rural character after World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A lot of city people moved to the country side, and Mariakerke witnessed a real population boom. In the 1970's, the city of Ghent started expanding again, slowly but surely absorbing the village of Mariakerke into its urban borders. 1976 saw the fusion of Mariakerke with Ghent, and ever since it has been part of the urban area of Ghent. Ghent (ˈɡɛnt Gent ʝɛnt in Dutch, Gand in French, and formerly Gaunt in English) is a City and a
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