Afsnee
Afsnee is a village in the Belgian province of East-Flanders. It is part of the urban area of the province's capital city Ghent.
Afsnee | |
|---|---|
 Afsnee within Ghent | |
| Coordinates: 51°1′51″N 3°40′6″E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Province |  East Flanders |
| Municipality | Ghent |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.95 km2 (1.53 sq mi) |
| Population (31 December 2007) | |
| • Total | 1,446 |
| • Density | 366/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Postal code | 9051 |
Its population is 1,445 (2007). It is situated at the banks of the river Lys.
Maurice and Anna De Weert bought a farm at Afsnee in 1895 beside the River Lys which had belonged to a Dominican Monastery. Anna would paint there.[1]
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