Oudenaarde

**Oudenaarde**
	city in East Flanders, Belgium Rådhuset i Oudenaarde
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Instance of	municipality of Belgium; Belgian municipality with the title of city;
Part of	Emergency zone Flemish Ardennes; Police Zone Flemish Ardennes;
Location	Arrondissement of Oudenaarde, East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium
Located in or next to body of water	Scheldt;
Capital	Oudenaarde;
Official language	Dutch;
Head of government	Marnic De Meulemeester (2001–);
Legal form	Cities and municipalities;
Significant event	Siege of Oudenaarde;
Population	31,866 (2022);
Area	68.92 km² (2021);
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	50° 51′ 00″ N, 3° 36′ 00″ E
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History

Oudenaarde on the Deventer map (around 1558).
Capture of Oudenaarde by Alexander Farnese, 1582
model 1747
Excerpt from the Gazette of Oudenaarde from the year 1855
Monument honoring the 40,000 members of the US 37th and 91st Divisions who fought there October 30 – November 11, 1918