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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name            = Wetteren
|picture         = Wetteren Sint-Gertrudiskerk 22-09-2010 13-28-17.JPG
|picture-legend  = 
|map             = Wetteren East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Wetteren in [[East Flanders]]
|arms            = Blason ville be Wetteren.svg
|flag            = Flag of Wetteren Belgium.svg
|province        = [[East Flanders]]
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Dendermonde|Dendermonde]]
|nis             = 42025
|mayor           = Albert De Geyter ([[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]])
|majority        = [[Christian Democratic and Flemish|CD&V]], [[Vooruit (political party)|spa plus]], Groen & CO, EEN Wetteren
|postal-codes    = 9230
|telephone-area  = 09
|web             = [http://www.wetteren.be/ www.wetteren.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|51|00|N|03|53|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Wetteren''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈʋɛtərə(n)}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] in the Belgian province of [[East Flanders]], comprising the towns of {{ill|Massemen|nl}}, {{ill|Westrem|nl}} and Wetteren proper. In 2021 it had a population of 26,206. Its total area is 36.68&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<ref name="stat">{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx |title=Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 42025 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=7 May 2022 }}</ref>

[[File:Wetteren - Town hall 1.jpg|thumbnail|none|Wetteren town hall]]

== Educational institutions ==
* Gemeenschapsonderwijs [http://www.campuskompas.be/] Noordlaan 10, Wetteren
* Basischool Scheppers [http://www.basisschoolscheppers.be/] Cooppallaan 82, Wetteren
* Basisschool Sint-Gertrudis [http://www.gertrudisbasis.be/] F. Leirensstraat 31, Wetteren
* Basisschool Sint-Jozef [http://www.sintjozefbasis.be/] Wegvoeringstraat 59 a, Wetteren
* Scheppersinstituut [http://www.scheppers-wetteren.be/] Cooppaallaan 128, Wetteren
* Sint-Gertrudiscollege [http://www.sgw.be/] Wegvoeringstraat 21, Wetteren
* Sint-Jozefinstituut [http://www.sjiwetteren.be/] Wegvoeringstraat 59 a, Wetteren
* Mariagaard [http://www.mariagaard.be/] Oosterzelsesteenweg 80, Wetteren
* School Des Esmee Lebon Et Amber Mamber [http://www.SchoolDesEsmeeLebonEtAmberMamber/]  AmberMaberstraat 4


==Notable people==
* [[Julien De Wilde]] (b. Wetteren, 7 January 1967), businessman
* [[Émile Pierre Joseph Storms]] (1846-1918) Explorer of Congo Free State, General
* [[Cecile Bombeek]], serial killer
* [[Ben Mertens]], snooker player

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Commons category-inline}}
* [http://www.wetteren.be Official website] {{in lang|nl}}
* [http://www.chiro-overschelde.be Chiro Overschelde Wetteren] Liefkenshoek 24, Wetteren
* [http://www.scoutswetteren.com Scouts & Gidsen Vlaanderen Wetteren (St.-Jan)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109170844/http://www.scoutswetteren.com/ |date=9 November 2007 }} Groenstraat 33, Wetteren
* [http://www.scoutswetteren.be Scouts & Gidsen Vlaanderen Wetteren (Prins Boudewijn)] Groene Wegel, Wetteren
* [http://users.telenet.be/wettersevrijpion Chess Club De Wetterse Vrijpion] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003045558/http://users.telenet.be/wettersevrijpion/ |date=3 October 2015 }} Warandelaan 14, Wetteren

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Wetteren
|North     = [[Laarne]]
|East      = [[Wichelen]]
|Southeast = [[Lede, Belgium|Lede]]
|South     = [[Sint-Lievens-Houtem]]
|Southwest = [[Oosterzele]]
|West      = [[Melle, Belgium|Melle]]
|Northwest = [[Destelbergen]]
}}
{{Municipalities in East Flanders}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of East Flanders]]
[[Category:Populated places in East Flanders]]
[[Category:Wetteren| ]]


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