Things to do in Aalst
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Aalst (Dutch pronunciation: ; French: Alost, pronounced; Brabantian: Oilsjt) is a city and municipality in the province of East Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located on the Dender River, about 31 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of Brussels. The municipality comprises the city of Aalst itself and the villages of Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel and Nieuwerkerken; it is the country's tenth largest city by population with 92,131 inhabitants. Aalst is crossed by the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek in Aalst and Hofstade. The current mayor of Aalst is Christoph D'Haese, from the New-Flemish Alliance party. The town has a long-standing folkloric feud with Dendermonde, north along the same river, which dates from the Middle Ages.
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The best-known places
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Belfort
The Schepenhuis (Aldermen's House) of Aalst, East Flanders, Belgium, is a former city hall, one of the oldest in the Low Countries.
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Sint-Martinuskerk
St Martin's Church or the Church of St.
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Kasteel van Moorsel
castle in Moorsel, Belgium
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Sint-Walburgakerk
church in Meldert (Aalst), Belgium
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Sint-Jozefkerk
St.
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Sint-Gudulakapel
chapel in Moorsel, Belgium
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Sint-Margarethakerk
church in Baardegem (Aalst), Belgium
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Sint-Martinuskerk
church in Moorsel (Aalst), Belgium
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaartkerk
church in Hofstade, Belgium
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hemelvaartkerk
church in Nieuwerkerken (Aalst), Belgium
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Bijstandkerk
church in Aalst, Belgium
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Kapel Sint-Antonius van Padua
chapel in Aalst, Belgium
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Sint-Catharinakerk church in Aalst, Belgium
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Sint-Martinuskerk
church in Gijzegem, Belgium
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Hemelvaartkerk
church in Herdersem, Belgium
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Hemelvaartkerk
church in Erembodegem, Belgium
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Heilig Hartkerk
church in Aalst, Belgium
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Werfkapel Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ter Druiven
chapel in Aalst, Belgium
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Sint-Jozefskerk
church in Terjoden, Belgium
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Memorial 1982-1985
memorial dedicated to victims of the Brabant Killers in Aalst