Ghent Hotels

Ghent is a town and a municipality found in the Flemish area of Belgium. It’s the capital and largest town of the East Flanders province. The town started as a settlement at the confluence of the Streams Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the biggest and wealthiest towns of northerly Europe.

Today it’s a busy town with a port and a college. The municipality comprises the town of Ghent correct and the cities of Afsnee, Desteldonk, Drongen, Gentbrugge, Ledeberg, Mariakerke, Mendonk, Oostakker, Sint-Amandsberg, Sint-Denijs-Westrem, Sint-Kruis-Winkel, Wondelgem and Zwijnaarde. With 237,250 inhabitants at the beginning of 2008,Ghent is Belgium’s 2nd biggest municipality by number of inhabitants.

The urban area, including the outer commuter section, covers an area of 1,205 km2 ( 465 sq mi ) and has a total population of 594,582 as of one Jan 2008, which ranks it as the 4th most populous in Belgium. The existing mayor of Ghent, Danil Termont, leads a coalition of the sp.a, Open VLD and Pro Gent. Each year the 10 day long “Ghent Holiday ” ( Gentse Feesten in Dutch ) is held. About 2,000,000 visitors attend each year.