Lierde
{{Short description|Municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders}}
{{use dmy dates|date=May 2022}}
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name = Lierde
|picture = Lierde - Oost-Vlaanderen - België - Town hall.jpg
|picture-legend = Lierde town hall
|map = Lierde East-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend = Location of Lierde in East Flanders
|arms = Blason ville be Lierde.svg
|flag = Flag of Lierde.svg
|region = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community = {{BE-NL}}
|province = {{BE-PROV-OV}}
|arrondissement = Oudenaarde
|nis = 45063
|mayor = Jurgen Soetens (Voor Lierde)
|majority = Voor Lierde, De 3de partij
|postal-codes = 9570-9571-9572
|telephone-area = 055-054
|web = [http://www.lierde.be/ www.lierde.be]
|coordinates = {{coord|50|48|N|03|49|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
Lierde ({{IPA|nl|ˈliːrdə}}) is a municipality located in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Deftinge, Hemelveerdegem, Sint-Maria-Lierde and Sint-Martens-Lierde. In 2021, Lierde had a total population of 6,626. The total area is 26.13 km².{{cite web|url=https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx |title=Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 45063 |website=Statistics Belgium |access-date=9 May 2022 }} Lierde borders to Brakel, Zottegem, Herzele and Geraardsbergen. Lierde is known for the Ronde van vlaanderen, a bike race where cyclists climb all the hills of the Flemish Ardennes.
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External links
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- [http://www.lierde.be Official website] {{in lang|nl}}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Lierde
|N = Zottegem
|NE = Herzele
|E = Geraardsbergen
|S = Geraardsbergen
|W = Brakel
}}
{{Municipalities in East Flanders}}
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Category:Municipalities of East Flanders
Category:Populated places in East Flanders
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