'''Dendermonde''' ({{IPA|nl|ˌdɛndərˈmɔndə|-|Nl-Dendermonde.ogg}}; {{lang-langx|fr|link=no|Termonde}}, {{IPA|fr|tɛʁmɔ̃d}}) is a city in the [[Flemish Region|Flemish]] [[Provinces of Belgium|province]] of [[East Flanders]] in Belgium. The [[Municipalities of Belgium|municipality]] comprises the city of Dendermonde and the towns of [[Appels]], [[Baasrode]], [[Grembergen]], [[Mespelare]], [[Oudegem]], [[Schoonaarde]], and [[Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde]]. Dendermonde is at the mouth of the river [[Dender]], where it flows into the [[Scheldt]]. The town has a long-standing folkloric feud with [[Aalst, Belgium|Aalst]], south along the same river, which dates from the [[Middle Ages]].
The city is an administrative, commercial, educational, and medical centre for the surrounding region. The current mayor of Dendermonde is [[Leen Dierick]] ([[Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams|Christian Democratic and Flemish]]).
