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Geraardsbergen ((:ˈɣeːraːrdzbɛrɣə(n)), (フランス語:Grammont)) is a city and municipality located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Geraardsbergen proper and the following towns: :Goeferdinge, Grimminge, Idegem, , Nederboelare, Nieuwenhove, Onkerzele, Ophasselt, Overboelare, Schendelbeke, Smeerebbe-Vloerzegem, , Waarbeke, Zandbergen and Zarlardinge. On January 1, 2006 Geraardsbergen had a total population of 31,380. The total area is 79.71 km² which gives a population density of 394 inhabitants per km². The current mayor of Geraardsbergen is , from the Open VLD (liberal) party. ==History== Geraardsbergen is one of the oldest cities in Belgium. It came into existence close to the settlement of Hunnegem and in 1068 was one of the first communities in Western Europe to be granted city status.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stad Geraardsbergen - Geschiedenis van de stad Geraardsbergen )〕 The city was destroyed in 1381 by Walter IV of Enghien and his troops. According to legend, during the siege local people threw some of their left over food over the city wall to show that they had sufficient food to survive a long siege. This bravado notwithstanding, the city was still captured by Enghien's troops. Every year the city organizes the ''krakelingenworp'' carnival on top of the hill at Oudenberg () to celebrate this historical event.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Stad Geraardsbergen - Krakelingen & Tonnekensbrand (Eng) )〕 On 29May 1815, shortly before the Battle of Waterloo, Wellington and Blücher reviewed the Allied cavalry here. Some 6,000 troops were paraded in meadows on the banks of the Dender between Geraardsbergen and Jedeghem.〔Cavalié Mercer, ''Journal of the Waterloo Campaign Kept throughout the Campaign of 1815, Da Capo Press, 1995〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geraardsbergen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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