Maldegem
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Belgium municipality Maldegem (Template:IPA), earlier spelled Maldeghem, is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Maldegem, Adegem and Middelburg. Template:Ill and Template:Ill have always been separate hamlets of Maldegem. On 1 January 2018, Maldegem had a total population of 23,689. The total area is Template:Convert which gives a population density of 250 inhabitants per km2.
The Stoomcentrum Maldegem is located at the former NMBS railway station at Maldegem.
World War II airfield
Template:Main An airfield established in 1939 near Maldegem was taken over by the invading German army in 1940 and used by the Luftwaffe. Seized by British Forces in September 1944, it was designated "Advanced Landing Ground B-65".
Sport and events
Parkcross is an international cyclo-cross race that is held in Sint-Annapark in the center of Maldegem since 2007.
Notable inhabitants
- Joanna Courtmans (1811–1890), writer
International relations
Twin towns – Sister cities
Maldegem is twinned with the following towns:
- Template:Flagicon Adria, Italy
- Template:Flagicon Świdnica, Poland
- Template:Flagicon Ermont, France
- Template:Flagicon Wierden, Netherlands
- Template:Flagicon Lampertheim, Germany