Gentbrugge
Gentbrugge is one of the 25 districts ("wijken") of the city of Ghent, Belgium in the Flemish Region. Gentbrugge, together with Oud Gentbrugge, had been a separate municipality before 1 January 1977, when it fused with Ghent. Neighborhoods The district of Gentbrugge itself has been divided in four neighborhoods: Dries, Sportplein, Coninxdonk and the rural area Zwarte Fles with a population of 3417, 3653, 268 and 6 respectively in 2008. Demographic facts Between 1999 and 2008, the population grew by 2,1% as compared to 7,1 for Ghent entirely The average age is 9 to 42 years The number of non-Belgian inhabitants is with 3,7% lower than the average of Ghent (10,01%) Gentbrugse Meersen The Gentbrugse Meersen is a rural area of 270ha surrounded by urbanized Gentbrugge to the West, the Scheldt river in the East, and parted in the middle by the E17 freeway. It is being developed by the City of Ghent to an area for nature development/conservation and recreation. It is home to the Gentbrugse Meersen Cricket club. In June 2022, it was announced that the venue would host the first two Twenty20 International (T20I) matches in June 2022, between Belgium and Malta. Places of interest Rattendaelepark. A