Zulte

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Zulte
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zulte
Zulte Location in Belgium Location of Zulte in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°55′N 03°26′E / 50.917°N 3.433°E / 50.917; 3.433
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Simon Lagrange (Open Zulte)
• Governing party/ies	Open Zulte, GVZ, N-VA
Area
• Total	32.76 km2 (12.65 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	15,720
• Density	480/km2 (1,200/sq mi)
Postal codes	9870
NIS code	44081
Area codes	09
Website	www.zulte.be

Zulte (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzʏltə] ^ⓘ) is a Belgian municipality located in Flanders and in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Machelen, Olsene [nl] and Zulte proper. In 2021, Zulte had a total population of 15,843. The total area is 32.52 km².^[2]

The town used to have its own beer since 1891 (simply called Zulte) but today they are part of Alken-Maes breweries. The main football club from Zulte merged with KSV Waregem to form a team called SV Zulte Waregem that played in the Belgian Pro League and plays currently in the Challenger Pro League.

• Roger Raveel, painter
• Gerard Reve, Dutch writer

• Media related to Zulte at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Dutch) Official website

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