Welden is a village in the municipality of Oudenaarde in the province of East Flanders, Belgium, and is situated along the Scheldt.

[2] Welden is situated on the right bank of the Scheldt along the old Roman road from Ghent to Doornik.

The village was first mentioned in 1110 as Wenlines, and means "settlement of Wandilo (person)".

The area used to be part of East Francia, but was conquered by the Count of Flanders in the mid 11th century.

The farmers protested against the reintroduction of the heerlijkheid system, and demanded the return of the Emperor of Austria.