Kruisem is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders that was established on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Kruishoutem and Zingem.

Kruisem
Municipality
Casier Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Kruisem Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°54′16″N 3°31′41″E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Oudenaarde
Government
• Mayor	Joop Verzele
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	70.70 km2 (27.30 sq mi)

The merged municipality has an area of 70.70 km² and a population of 15,750 people as of 2021.[1] The municipality consists of the deelgemeentes Huise, Kruishoutem, Nokere [nl], Ouwegem, Wannegem-Lede [nl] and Zingem.[2]

Creation

The Flemish Government provides incentives for municipalities to voluntarily merge. The municipal councils of Kruishoutem and Zingem approved a merge in 2017, which was ratified by Flemish decree of 4 May 2018 alongside several other merges, all to be effective per 1 January 2019.

As of 1 January 2018, the municipality of Kruishoutem had a population of 8,086 and Zingem a population of 7,552.

Government

The first elections for the new municipality were held during the regular local elections of 14 October 2018, electing a municipal council for the legislative period of 2019–2024. CD&V obtained a majority of seats in the municipal council (14 out of 25). Joop Verzele becomes mayor of Kruisem.

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