Staden
Encyclopedia
Staden is a municipality
located in the Belgian
province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Oostnieuwkerke
, Staden proper and Westrozebeke
. On January 1, 2006 Staden had a total population of 10,969. The total area is 46.24 km² which gives a population density
of 237 inhabitants per km². The municipality of Staden is one of the most important areas of Europe for the production of frozen vegetables (cauliflowers, Brussels Sprouts, etc.) Some of the largest frozen vegetables production companies like Horafrost, Pinguin
(which is noted on Euronext
Brussels) and Westfro are based in Staden.
Staden is not only housing some of the largest frozen vegetables companies of Europe, it is also well known for the highly specialised manufacturers of agricultural and horticultural equipment, like Lauwers and Perdu.
Staden is a very productive agricultural and horticultural area. Thanks to continuous improvement of techniques, the agriculturists and horticulturists do not only produce a very large range vegetables and flowers and animals for the local market but also for export to France, Germany, Europe in general, Asia and oversea.
Grown vegetables are: Brussels sprouts, leek
, cauliflower
, different kinds of lettuce
, potato
es, tomato
es, cucumber
s, celery
, and beans.
Staden is very known for his chrysant flower production. Gediflora is world leader in producing these marvellous flowers.
Staden is also the municipality with a huge production of pigs of an extreme high quality. One of Belgiums largest meat processing company (Westvlees) is located in the Westrozebeke town, part of the Staden municipality. Staden has also another smaller meat processing company named Lavameat.
Two large companies (Voeders Degrave and Voeders Dick) are producing food for the pig breeding business.
The Mol
company has headquarters in Oostnieuwkerke, part of Staden. The company is the last and only company producer of waste handling trucks in Belgium. The company is also a large producer of trailers, special trucks and handling trucks.
Staden has also many other small and middle large companies with activities in building, construction, logistics, recycling, banking, and retail.
Staden has few cultural highlights, but offers a nice and open living and working space. It is a very busy municipality and that is the reason why there is a high need for employees. Nowadays, several hundreds of French and East-European workers are taking up a lot of work. Expectations are that this amount will still grow in the future.
Municipality
A municipality is essentially an urban administrative division having corporate status and usually powers of self-government. It can also be used to mean the governing body of a municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district...
located in the Belgian
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Oostnieuwkerke
Oostnieuwkerke
Oostnieuwkerke is a Belgian village in the province of West-Flanders. It is part of the municipality of Staden. There are more than 3400 inhabitants and Oostnieuwkerke lies closer to the town Roeselare then it is to the main village Staden...
, Staden proper and Westrozebeke
Westrozebeke
Westrozebeke is a village in the Belgian province of West-Flanders. It is part of the municipality of Staden. It is located 6 miles west of Roeselare and 9.5 miles north-east of Ypres. It's a typical agricultural village with lots of farms....
. On January 1, 2006 Staden had a total population of 10,969. The total area is 46.24 km² which gives a population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
of 237 inhabitants per km². The municipality of Staden is one of the most important areas of Europe for the production of frozen vegetables (cauliflowers, Brussels Sprouts, etc.) Some of the largest frozen vegetables production companies like Horafrost, Pinguin
Pinguin
Pinguin may refer to:*Fischtown Pinguins, a professional hockey team in Germany's 2nd Bundesliga league*German auxiliary cruiser Pinguin, a German auxiliary cruiser which served as a commerce raider in World War II...
(which is noted on Euronext
Euronext
Euronext N.V. is a pan-European stock exchange based in Amsterdam and with subsidiaries in Belgium, France, Netherlands, Portugal and the United Kingdom. In addition to equities and derivatives markets, the Euronext group provides clearing and information services...
Brussels) and Westfro are based in Staden.
Staden is not only housing some of the largest frozen vegetables companies of Europe, it is also well known for the highly specialised manufacturers of agricultural and horticultural equipment, like Lauwers and Perdu.
Staden is a very productive agricultural and horticultural area. Thanks to continuous improvement of techniques, the agriculturists and horticulturists do not only produce a very large range vegetables and flowers and animals for the local market but also for export to France, Germany, Europe in general, Asia and oversea.
Grown vegetables are: Brussels sprouts, leek
Leek
The leek, Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum , also sometimes known as Allium porrum, is a vegetable which belongs, along with the onion and garlic, to family Amaryllidaceae, subfamily Allioideae...
, cauliflower
Cauliflower
Cauliflower is one of several vegetables in the species Brassica oleracea, in the family Brassicaceae. It is an annual plant that reproduces by seed...
, different kinds of lettuce
Lettuce
Lettuce is a temperate annual or biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable. It is eaten either raw, notably in salads, sandwiches, hamburgers, tacos, and many other dishes, or cooked, as in Chinese cuisine in which the stem becomes just as important...
, potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
es, tomato
Tomato
The word "tomato" may refer to the plant or the edible, typically red, fruit which it bears. Originating in South America, the tomato was spread around the world following the Spanish colonization of the Americas, and its many varieties are now widely grown, often in greenhouses in cooler...
es, cucumber
Cucumber
The cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon. The plant is a creeping vine which bears cylindrical edible fruit when ripe. There are three main varieties of cucumber: "slicing", "pickling", and...
s, celery
Celery
Apium graveolens is a plant species in the family Apiaceae commonly known as celery or celeriac , depending on whether the petioles or roots are eaten: celery refers to the former and celeriac to the latter. Apium graveolens grows to 1 m tall...
, and beans.
Staden is very known for his chrysant flower production. Gediflora is world leader in producing these marvellous flowers.
Staden is also the municipality with a huge production of pigs of an extreme high quality. One of Belgiums largest meat processing company (Westvlees) is located in the Westrozebeke town, part of the Staden municipality. Staden has also another smaller meat processing company named Lavameat.
Two large companies (Voeders Degrave and Voeders Dick) are producing food for the pig breeding business.
The Mol
Mol
-Places:* City Municipality of Ljubljana, known after the acronym MOL in Slovene language * Märkisch-Oderland, a rural district of Brandenburg, Germany* Mol, Belgium, a municipality in Belgium* Mol, Serbia, a town in Serbia...
company has headquarters in Oostnieuwkerke, part of Staden. The company is the last and only company producer of waste handling trucks in Belgium. The company is also a large producer of trailers, special trucks and handling trucks.
Staden has also many other small and middle large companies with activities in building, construction, logistics, recycling, banking, and retail.
Staden has few cultural highlights, but offers a nice and open living and working space. It is a very busy municipality and that is the reason why there is a high need for employees. Nowadays, several hundreds of French and East-European workers are taking up a lot of work. Expectations are that this amount will still grow in the future.