Editing Lierde

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

{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name             = Lierde
|picture          = Lierde - Oost-Vlaanderen - België - Town hall.jpg
|picture-legend   = Lierde town hall
|map              = Lierde East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend       = Location of Lierde in East Flanders
|arms             = Blason ville be Lierde.svg
|flag             = Flag of Lierde.svg
|region           = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community        = {{BE-NL}}
|province         = {{BE-PROV-OV}}
|arrondissement   = [[Arrondissement of Oudenaarde|Oudenaarde]]
|nis              = 45063
|mayor            = Jurgen Soetens (Voor Lierde)
|majority         = Voor Lierde, De 3de partij
|postal-codes     = 9570-9571-9572
|telephone-area   = 055-054
|web              = [http://www.lierde.be/ www.lierde.be]
|coordinates      = {{coord|50|48|N|03|49|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}

'''Lierde''' ({{IPA|nl|ˈliːrdə}}) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Flemish Ardennes]], the hilly southern part of the [[Belgium|Belgian]] province of [[East Flanders]] in the [[Denderstreek]]. The municipality comprises the towns of [[Deftinge]], [[Hemelveerdegem]], [[Sint-Maria-Lierde]] and [[Sint-Martens-Lierde]]. In 2021, Lierde had a total population of 6,626. The total area is 26.13&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 45063 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=9 May 2022 }}</ref> Lierde borders to [[Brakel, Belgium|Brakel]], [[Zottegem]], [[Herzele]] and [[Geraardsbergen]]. Lierde is known for the [[Ronde van vlaanderen]], a bike race where cyclists climb all the hills of the [[Flemish Ardennes]].

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.lierde.be Official website] {{in lang|nl}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Lierde
|N  = [[Zottegem]]
|NE = [[Herzele]]
|E  = [[Geraardsbergen]]
|S  = [[Geraardsbergen]]
|W  = [[Brakel, Belgium|Brakel]]
}}
{{Municipalities in East Flanders}}
{{Authority control}}

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


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