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Sint Martens Latem

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Country
  
Belgium

Region
  
Flemish Region

Postal codes
  
9830, 9831

Local time
  
Wednesday 8:32 PM

Community
  
Flemish Community

Arrondissement
  
Ghent

Area codes
  
09

Province
  
East Flanders

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 64% Humidity

Points of interest
  
museum Gevaert Minne, Museum Gust De Smet, Tempelhof

Sint-Martens-Latem ( [sɪnt ˌmɑrtəns ˈlaːtəm]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Deurle and Sint-Martens-Latem proper. On January 1, 2006, Sint-Martens-Latem had a total population of 8,280. The total area is 14.34 km² which gives a population density of 577 inhabitants per km².

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Map of Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium

While "Latem" used to be known as an artists' colony before World War II, nowadays Sint-Martens-Latem is one of the wealthiest residential municipalities in Belgium.

Famous inhabitants

  • Brigitta Callens, ex Miss Belgium, Model & Yoga Teacher
  • Luc-Peter Crombé, painter
  • Gustave De Smet, painter
  • Edgar Gevaert, painter
  • George Minne, sculptor and artist
  • Constant Permeke, painter
  • Gustave Van de Woestijne, painter
  • Rudolf Werthen, violinist & conductor
  • References

    Sint-Martens-Latem Wikipedia