Assenede

Infobox Belgium Municipality
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region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-OV
arrondissement=Eeklo
nis=43002
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mayor=Philippe De Coninck
majority=Samenplus
postal-codes=9960, 9961, 9968
telephone-area=09
web= [http://www.assenede.be/ www.assenede.be]
lat_deg=51
lat_min=14
lon_deg=03
lon_min=45

Assenede is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Assenede proper, Bassevelde, Boekhoute and Oosteeklo. On January 1, 2006 Assenede had a total population of 13,552. The total area is 87.22 km² which gives a population density of 155 inhabitants per km².

History

Assenede is one of the oldest villages in Flanders, the earliest mention of Assenede date back to as early as the 10th century.

Local historic research is done by the "Twee Ambachten". Ethnologically there is no consensus about the name Assenede. According to some sources the name comes from "essen aan de Ede". The "es" means Ash and "Ede" was a medium size stream.

External links

* [http://www.assenede.be Official website ] - Only available in Dutch