a town of Belgium, province of East Flanders, on both sides of the Dender, 21 miles S.S.E. of Ghent. It is a walled town, and contains two churches, several chapels, a town-hall, hospital, college, and several schools. It has manufactures of lace, cotton yarn, linen and woollen goods, leather, soap, paper, and tobacco; as well as bleaching and dyeing works, breweries, and distilleries. Pop. (1851) 7816.

Count. See Hamilton.