Editing Kluisbergen

{{Short description|Municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}

{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Kluisbergen
|picture          = Vlaamse Ardennen 16.jpg
|picture-legend   = Typical Flemish Ardennes landscape
|map              = Kluisbergen East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Kluisbergen in East Flanders
|arms             = Blason ville be Kluisbergen.svg
|flag             = Flag of Kluisbergen.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community        = {{BE-NL}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-OV}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Oudenaarde|Oudenaarde]]
|nis              = 45060
|mayor            = Philippe Willequet
|majority         = Gemeentebelangen
|postal-codes     = 9690
|telephone-area   = 055
|web              = [http://www.kluisbergen.be/ www.kluisbergen.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|47|N|03|31|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Kluisbergen''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈklœyzˌbɛrɣə(n)}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[East Flanders]], along the [[Scheldt]] river. The municipality comprises the towns of {{ill|Berchem, East Flanders|nl|Berchem (Oost-Vlaanderen)|lt=Berchem}}, [[Kwaremont]], {{ill|Ruien|nl|Ruien (België)}} and {{ill|Zulzeke|nl}} which fused in 1971. In 2021, Kluisbergen had a total population of 6,682. The total area is 30.38&nbsp;km².<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 45060 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=9 May 2022 }}</ref> The town of Ruien is the largest and has some outdoor facilities. Kluisbergen is also home to the "Kluisbos", a forest which has 2 ancient standing stones, dating back to Roman times.

==Geography==
Kluisbergen consists of four towns:
{| class="wikitable"
|- align="right"
|I || align="left" |[[Berchem (Oost-Vlaanderen)|Berchem]]
|- align="right"
|II || align="left" |[[Ruien (België)|Ruien]]
|- align="right"
|III || align="left" |[[Kwaremont]]
|- align="right"
|IV || align="left" |[[Zulzeke]]
|}Neighbouring towns/municipalities:
{| class="wikitable"
|a
|[[Ronse]]
|-
|b
|[[Nukerke]] ([[Maarkedal]])
|-
|c
|[[Melden]] ([[Oudenaarde]])
|-
|d
|[[Elsegem]] ([[Wortegem-Petegem]])
|-
|e
|[[Kerkhove (town)|Kerkhove]] ([[Avelgem]])
|-
|f
|[[Waarmaarde]] ([[Avelgem]])
|-
|g
|[[Avelgem]] ([[Avelgem]])
|-
|h
|[[Orroir]] ([[Mont-de-l'Enclus]])
|-
|i
|[[Amengies]] ([[Mont-de-l'Enclus]])
|-
|j
|[[Russeignies]] ([[Mont-de-l'Enclus]])
|}

=== Map ===
[[File:MapKluisbergen.svg|thumb|500x500px|left|Map of Kluisbergen with its neighbouring towns/municipalities. The yellow markings resemble the most populated areas.]]
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=== Landscape ===
The [[Scheldt]] makes up the northwestern border of Kluisbergen where the landscape is rather flat. Traveling south or southeast is met with an increasing moderately hilly landscape all the way to the southern border

There are three main hills in Kluisbergen. The [[Kluisberg]] is mainly located on the border of Ruien and Orroir, stretching all the way to Kwaremont. The [[Paterberg]] is located in the middle of Kwaremont. The [[Hotondberg]] is located on the border of Zulzeke and [[Ronse]] and is the highest point of [[East Flanders]]. The three hills are the westernmost hills of the [[Flemish Ardennes]].

==Tourism==
[[Flemish Ardennes]] are known for their steep hills with several of them having forests on their hillsides. Kluisbergen is no exception and is best known for these hills. Their important role in the [[Tour of Flanders]] make them popular among cyclists. The municipality incorporates its many field trails in hiking routes with hiking tours are also being organized.

Kwaremont has the title of "Artist Village" because of its numerous painters and art galleries.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.kluisbergen.be Official website] {{in lang|nl}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Kluisbergen
|North     = [[Wortegem-Petegem]]
|Northeast = [[Oudenaarde]]
|East      = [[Maarkedal]]
|Southeast = [[Ronse]]
|South     = [[Mont-de-l'Enclus]] ([[Hainaut (province)|WHT]])
|West      = [[Avelgem]] ([[West Flanders|VWV]])
}}
{{Municipalities in East Flanders}}
{{Authority control}}

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