Watervliet, Belgium


Watervliet is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and the suburbs of the town of Sint-Laureins. Watervliet is part of the Meetjesland, and is adjacent to the Dutch border. It was a separate municipality until the end of 1976. Watervliet has an area of 21.08 km² and had 1,644 inhabitants on 1 January 2008.
The lordship of Watervliet was awarded to Hieronymus Lauweryn van Watervliet, of common origins, by Philip the Handsome in 1507.