Oudenaarde

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Oudenaarde
City and municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde Location in Belgium Location of Oudenaarde in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°51′N 03°36′E / 50.850°N 3.600°E / 50.850; 3.600
Country	Belgium
Community	community
Region	region
Province	province
Arrondissement	Oudenaarde
Government
• Mayor	Marnic De Meulemeester (Open VLD)
• Governing party/ies	Open VLD, CD&V
Population  (2022-01-01)[1]
• Total	31,866
Postal codes	9700
Area codes	055
Website	www.oudenaarde.be

Oudenaarde (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈʌudənaːrdə] ^ⓘ; French: Audenarde [odnaʁd]; in English sometimes Oudenarde) is a Belgian city and municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenaarde proper and the towns of Bevere, Edelare, Eine, Ename, Heurne, Leupegem, Mater, Melden, Mullem, Nederename, Volkegem, Welden and a part of Ooike.

From the 15th to the 18th century, but especially in the 16th century, Oudenaarde was known as a centre of tapestry production. The town's name, meaning "old field", still lingers on in "outnal", an obsolete English term for a kind of brown linen thread.