Lebbeke

Geschiedenis

Lebbeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Denderbelle, Lebbeke proper and Wieze. On January 1, 2006, Lebbeke had a total population of 17,608. The total area is 26.92 km² which gives a population density of 654 inhabitants per km². Lebbeke is home to the chocolate factory Callebaut.EventsMetal Female Voices Fest is a heavy metal music festival held annually in Belgium since 2003.The Clay Cross in Lebbeke is a cyclo-cross race held in East Flanders.Current and former inhabitantsJean-Marie Pfaff, soccer player, played 64 times for the Belgian national football team and was born in Lebbeke. He now lives in Brasschaat.Frank Vandenbroucke, international cyclist.