Laarne
title: "Laarne" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["municipalities-of-east-flanders", "populated-places-in-east-flanders", "laarne"] topic_path: "general/municipalities-of-east-flanders" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laarne" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Laarne |
| picture | Laarne Schloss 2014 04 1.JPG |
| picture-legend | Castle of Laarne |
| map | Laarne East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg |
| map-legend | Location of Laarne in East Flanders |
| arms | Blason ville be Laarne (avec ornements).svg |
| flag | Flag of Laarne.svg |
| province | East Flanders |
| arrondissement | Dendermonde |
| nis | 42010 |
| mayor | Andy De Cock (Team Burgemeester) |
| majority | Team Burgemeester, N-VA |
| postal-codes | 9270 |
| telephone-area | 09 |
| web | www.laarne.be |
| coordinates | |
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|name = Laarne |picture = Laarne Schloss 2014 04 1.JPG |picture-legend = Castle of Laarne |map = Laarne East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg |map-legend = Location of Laarne in East Flanders |arms = Blason ville be Laarne (avec ornements).svg |flag = Flag of Laarne.svg |province = East Flanders |arrondissement = Dendermonde |nis = 42010 |mayor = Andy De Cock (Team Burgemeester) |majority = Team Burgemeester, N-VA |postal-codes = 9270 |telephone-area = 09 |web = www.laarne.be |coordinates = Laarne () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of and Laarne proper. On 1 January 2018, Laarne had a total population of 12,487. The total area is 32.07 km2. The current mayor of Laarne is Ignace De Baerdemaecker, from the VLD (Liberal) party.
History
The village lies to the east of Ghent, near a former course of the River the Scheldt and is notable for its castle. The castle dates from the twelfth and later centuries, notably, the seventeenth, and has been sympathetically restored and re-furnished.
The name arises from the Germanic hlaeri which signifies terrain seen as wooded and marshy. It is possible to speculate that the village originated in serving the castle, which in turn, guarded the river approach to Ghent from the sea. In the twelfth century, the river was less remote from the city than it is today. In 1040, Laarne was mentioned as Laren.
The lordship passed by inheritance through the families of Schoutheete, Van Vilsteren and others, finally to the counts of Ribaucourt. The castle is now owned by the Vereniging van Historische Woonsteden van België (the Union of Historic Homesteads of Belgium).
Gallery
File:Laarne, de Sint Machariuskerk oeg56154 foto2 2013-05-06 17.55.jpg|Laarne, Church: Sint-Machariuskerk File:Kalken, de parochiekerk Sint Denijs oeg58141 foto2 2013-05-06 17.23.jpg|Kalken, church: Sint-Denijskerk File:Poortgebouw Goed ten Cattenaye - Laarne - België.jpg|Gate house of ten Cattenaye estate File:Pastorie Laarne - België.jpg|Clergy house in Laarne
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