Country Belgium Area 12.04 km² Local time Sunday 6:08 PM Municipality Ghent | Postal code 9052 Population 6,822 (31 Dec 2007) Province East Flanders | |
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Weather 15°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 59% Humidity | ||
Zwijnaarde is a village in the municipality of Ghent, Belgium. It is known for its fair and its Zwijntjes beer. A cluster of biotech companies is located at the Zwijnaarde science park, with biotech companies such as Innogenetics, and DevGen. In 2013 at Zwijnaarde, the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology was supervising a trial of 448 poplar trees genetically engineered to produce less lignin so that they would be more suitable for conversion into biofuels.
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Map of Zwijnaarde, 9052 Ghent, Belgium
Different youth organisations are active in Zwijnaarde, such as Jeugdhuis Chaos, Chiro Ambo and KLJ Zwijnaarde.
Notable inhabitants
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