Knesselare
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Knesselare is a municipality
Municipality
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 located in the Belgian
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 province of East Flanders
East Flanders
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. The municipality comprises the towns of Knesselare proper and Ursel. On January 1, 2006 Knesselare had a total population of 7,885. The total area is 37.27 km² which gives a population density
Population density
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of 212 inhabitants per km².

The municipality's name is derived from the Germanic words "klisse" (herb) and "laar", (a soggy brushwood terrain).
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