Sint-Amandsberg

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Sint-Amandsberg
CountryBelgium
ProvinceEast Flanders
MunicipalityGhent
Area
 • Total5.99 km2 (2.31 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2007)[1]
 • Total23,143
 • Density3,864/km2 (10,010/sq mi)
Postcode
9040

Sint-Amandsberg is a sub-municipality of Ghent, Belgium. The municipality was formed in 1872 after splitting from Oostakker.

It is served by the Bus and train station of Gent Dampoort on the Ghent Antwerp NMBS/SNCB line.

During the First World War, on 7 June 1915, the German airschip LZ37 crashed after being destroyed by Reginald Warneford. A street was named Reginald Warnefordstreet on the spot where the airship crashed.

Centre of Sint-Amandsberg.

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