Editing Sint-Laureins

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{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name            = Sint-Laureins
|picture         = GemeentehuisStLaureins 10-06-2008 13-13-00.JPG
|picture-legend  = Sint-Laureins town hall
|map             = Sint-Laureins East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend      = Location of Sint-Laureins in East Flanders
|arms            = Blason ville be Sint-Laureins.svg
|flag            = Flag of Sint-Laureins.svg
|region          = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community       = {{BE-NL}}
|province        = {{BE-PROV-OV}}
|arrondissement  = [[Arrondissement of Eeklo|Eeklo]]
|nis             = 43014
|pyramid-date=
|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners=
|foreigners-date=
|mayor           = Franki Van de Moere (Samen Anders)
|majority        = Samen Anders
|postal-codes    = 9980-9982, 9988
|telephone-area  = 09
|web             = [http://www.sint-laureins.be/ www.sint-laureins.be]
|coordinates     = {{coord|51|15|N|03|31|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
'''Sint-Laureins''' ({{IPA|nl|sɪnt lʌuˈrɛins}}; Dutch for [[Lawrence of Rome|Saint Lawrence]]) is a [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] located in the [[Flanders|Flemish]] province of [[East Flanders]], in [[Belgium]]. The municipality comprises the towns of {{ill|Sint-Jan-in-Eremo|nl}}, Sint-Laureins proper, {{ill|Sint-Margriete|nl}}, {{ill|Waterland-Oudeman|nl}} and [[Watervliet, Belgium|Watervliet]]. In 2021, Sint-Laureins had a total population of 6,919. The total area is 74.50&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.<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 43014 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=7 May 2022 }}</ref>

The Our Lady-Church in Watervliet, built in the 16th century, is called the 'Cathedral of the North'.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zwinstreek.eu/geschiedenis/sint-laureins/175-geschiedenis/sint-laureins/337-sint-laureins-in-vogelvlucht-watervliet |title=Sint-Laureins in vogelvlucht – Watervliet |website=Zwinstreek|access-date=8 May 2022|language=nl}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
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Image:Belgium, Sint-Laureins, Boerekreek.JPG|The ''Boerekreek'' is one of several lakes in Sint-Laureins
File:Watertoren - panoramio (2).jpg|Water tower in Sint-Jan-in-Eremo
File:Gemeentehuis van Sint-Laureins met Vrijheidsboom en oorlogsgedenkteken - 372621 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg|Townhall and freedom tree
File:Godshuis Sint-Laureins.jpg|Godshuis. Nowadays hotel/restaurant
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}
*[http://www.sint-laureins.be Official website] {{in lang|nl}}
*[http://www.jeugdraadsente.be Official website of the youth council] {{in lang|nl}}

{{Geographic location
|Centre = Sint-Laureins
|N = [[Sluis]] ([[Netherlands|NL]]-[[Zeeland|ZE]])
|E = [[Assenede]]
|S = [[Eeklo]], [[Kaprijke]]
|W = [[Maldegem]]
}}
{{Municipalities in East Flanders}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:Municipalities of East Flanders]]
[[Category:Populated places in East Flanders]]
[[Category:Sint-Laureins]]


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