Lokeren (bel)

Lokeren

Lokeren ranks 10,373rd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Rakvere, Bamenda, and Logan, West Virginia. Memorable people born in Lokeren include Greg Van Avermaet, Jelle Van Damme, and Emma Beiter Bomme. Memorable people who died in Lokeren include Wilfried Martens. Lokeren has been the birth place of many cyclists, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians. Lokeren is located in Belgium.

Lokeren is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, and belongs to the Waasland, also called Land van Waas, of which it is the second most important city after Sint-Niklaas. The city, located on the river Durme, the Lede, and the E17 motorway, has more than 42,100 inhabitants who are called Lokeraars or Rapenfretters. Because Lokeren is located on the Durme, Lokeren is often called "The Durme City". Horse sausages are officially recognized as a regional product. Read more on Wikipedia