Wachtebeke
# Wachtebeke

Wachtebeke (Dutch pronunciation:) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Wachtebeke proper, and a smaller town: Overslag. In 2021, Wachtebeke had a total population of 7.769. The total area is 34.53 $km^2.$

The current mayor of Wachtebeke (as of 2012) is Rudy van Cronenburg.

The Langelede is a small canal and corresponding residential street in the town. The neighborhood is slowly migrating from a poor agricultural environment towards a higher middle-class residential area.

In Wachtebeke lies the provincial park Puyenbroeck [nl]

## People from Wachtebeke

* Bart De Pauw was born in Wachtebeke
* Jonas Geirnaert, animated film maker and comedian
* Lieven Scheire, comedian

## Neighboring municipalities

* 1. Moerbeke
* 2. Eksaarde (Lokeren)
* 3. Zaffelare (Lochristi)
* 4. Mendonk (Gent)
* 5. Sint-Kruis-Winkel (Gent)
* 6. Zelzate
