Country Belgium Area 5.99 km² Local time Wednesday 8:26 PM Municipality Ghent | Postcode 9040 Population 23,143 (31 Dec 2007) Province East Flanders | |
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Weather 10°C, Wind E at 11 km/h, 59% Humidity | ||
Sint-Amandsberg is a sub-municipality of Ghent, Belgium. The municipality was formed in 1872 after splitting from Oostakker.
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Map of Sint-Amandsberg, 9040 Ghent, Belgium
It is served by the Bus and train station of Gent Dampoort on the Ghent Antwerp NMBS/SNCB line.
During the First World War, on 7 June 1915, the German airschip LZ37 crashed after being destroyed by Reginald Warneford. A street was named Reginald Warnefordstreet on the spot where the airship crashed.
Campo Santo
In the Center is the famous Campo Santo (Gent), a Catholic burial site. The chapel on the hill was erected by Philips Erard van der Noot.
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Sint-Amandsberg Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA