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Aalter (Municipality, Province of East Flanders, Belgium) |
 | | The municipality of Aalter (18,887 inhabitants on 1 January 20057; 8,192 ha) is located 15 km west of Ghent and 30 km east of Bruges. |
 | | The villa Helftra became later the seat of the County of Aalter, ruled by the lord of the Woestijne (lit., the Desert). |
 | | The municipal flag of Aalter is quartered, first and fourth, red with a white cross moline; second and third, yellow with a fl leopard with a red tongue and nails. |
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