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Maarkedal
Maarkedal () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van O .... The municipality comprises the towns of , Maarke-Kerkem, and , and part of the hamlet of Louise-Marie. In 2021, Maarkedal had a total population of 6,362. The total area is 45.63 km2. References External links *Official website Municipalities of East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarkedal
Maarkedal () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van O .... The municipality comprises the towns of , Maarke-Kerkem, and , and part of the hamlet of Louise-Marie. In 2021, Maarkedal had a total population of 6,362. The total area is 45.63 km2. References External links *Official website Municipalities of East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise-Marie, Belgian Hamlet
Louise-Marie is a hamlet partly belonging to the municipality of Ronse and partly to the municipality of Maarkedal. It is located in the Flemish Ardennes, the southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. The parish dates from the early 19th century. At first plans to create a proper village with a church were postponed. The plans were revived in 1845, but no longer as an independent municipality. The hamlet Louise-Marie was officially established in 1850, and was named after the first queen of Belgium, Louise-Marie d'Orleans, who died in the same year. Saint Leonard Institute A dominating feature of the hamlet is the Saint Leonard Institute. The institute was established in 1902 as a sanatorium by the Sisters of Mercy The Sisters of Mercy is a religious institute of Catholic women founded in 1831 in Dublin, Ireland, by Catherine McAuley. As of 2019, the institute had about 6200 sisters worldwide, organized into a number of independent congregations. They a . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maarke-Kerkem
Maarke-Kerkem is a village in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. It is formed by two hamlets, Maarke and Kerkem, and is incorporated in the municipality of Maarkedal. It is hosting the Saint Vincent Chapel, which was first erected around 1100. In 1822, Maarke and Kerkem formed a municipality. The two villages are located in the hilly countryside of the Flemish Ardennes which varies in height from 30 to 100 metres. Maarke was first mentioned in 1063 and means "swampy settlement". In 1129, the parish became part of the Liessies Abbey. Kerkem means "settlement near a church", and developed in the Early Middle Ages. The municipality was merged into Maarkedal Maarkedal () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg , f ... in 1977. Places of intere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kluisbergen
Kluisbergen () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders, along the Scheldt river. The municipality comprises the towns of , Kwaremont, and which fused in 1971. In 2021, Kluisbergen had a total population of 6,682. The total area is 30.38 km². The town of Ruien is the largest and has some outdoor facilities. Kluisbergen is also home to the "Kluisbos", a forest which has 2 ancient standing stones, dating back to Roman times. Geography Kluisbergen consists of four towns: Neighbouring towns/municipalities: Map Landscape The Scheldt makes up the northwestern border of Kluisbergen where the landscape is rather flat. Traveling south or southeast is met with an increasing moderately hilly landscape all the way to the southern border There are three main hills in Kluisbergen. The Kluisberg is mainly located on the border of Ruien and Orroir, stretching all the way to Kwaremont. The Paterberg is located in the middle of Kwaremont. The Hotondberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brakel, Belgium
Brakel () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek and the Flemish Ardennes. The name is derived from a Carolingian villa ''Braglo'' first mentioned in 866 and located in the center of Opbrakel. Since 1970, the municipality has comprised the villages of Nederbrakel, Opbrakel, Michelbeke, Elst, Zegelsem. In 1977 Everbeek, Parike and part of Sint-Maria-Oudenhove were added. On 1 January 2018, Brakel had a population of 14,781. The area is 56.46 km² which gives a population density of 262 per km². The mayor is Stefaan De Vleeschouwer. The region is known for the green hills and valleys, which attract cyclists and walkers and play a role in the Tour of Flanders cycling race. The Braekel chicken is named after the town. The ''Uitkijktoren'', a high viewing tower was opened in April 2001. It is located at on the ''Twaalfbunderstraat'', north-west of Nederbrakel. Orientation boards at the top enable visitors to identify places of inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ellezelles
Ellezelles (; nl, Elzele; pcd, Elzîle; wa, Elziele) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It consists of the following districts: Ellezelles, Lahamaide, and Wodecq. Bordering Flanders, the town is home to a minority of Dutch-speakers. The village archives contain a document "attesting" to the birth of Hercule Poirot on 1 April 1850. Notable people * Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (1522 in La Hamaide near Ellezelles – executed in 1568) a general and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Refo .... * Richard Ely (born 1974 in Ellezelles) a Belgian writer, journalist and ethnobotanist. References External links * Municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ronse
Ronse (; french: Renaix, ) is a Belgian city and a municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality only encompasses the city of Ronse proper. History Early settlements to 14th century The hills around Ronse show clues of human activity in the Paleolithic period. In the Neolithic, the area was populated with settled farmers and cattle breeders. Assorted fragments of building structures also attest of settlements in the area during Roman times. Ronse's urban center took shape in the 7th century, when Saint Amand – or one of his successors – built a church and monastery in honour of Saint Peter and Saint Paul. In the 9th century, Ronse and its monastery were given to the Inde Monastery (in Cornelismünster, near Aachen) by Louis the Pious. It is around that time that the relics of Saint Hermes arrived in Ronse. During those troubled times, Viking raids forced the monks to flee the town more than once, and the monastery was burnt by the Normans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flobecq
Flobecq (; nl, Vloesberg, ; pcd, Flôbek) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. It borders to the municipalities of Ellezelles (to the west) and Lessines (to the east) in the same province and to Brakel in the province of East Flanders, on the other side of the language border. On January 1, 2018, Flobecq had a total population of 3,420. The total area is which gives a population density of . Flobecq is a tourist village. Each year, on the nearest Friday to 17 January, there is a marvelous local feast based on the adoration of Saint Antony. Flobecq offers language facilities for Dutch speakers. History Flobecq was initially under strong influence of Tournai and, as in Tournai, Picard was spoken there. Since the 13th century, the area was continuously disputed between the County of Flanders and the County of Hainaut. Therefore, the region (including neighbouring places like Lessines, Ellezelles, ...) was often called "debate land" (Dut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Oudenaarde
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The Arrondissement of Oudenaarde (; ) is one of the six administrative arrondissements in the Province of East Flanders, Belgium. It is both an administrative and a judicial arrondissement. However, the Judicial Arrondissement of Oudenaarde also comprises the municipalities of Geraardsbergen, Herzele, Sint-Lievens-Houtem and Zottegem in the Arrondissement of Aalst. Municipalities The Administrative Arrondissement of Oudenaarde consists of the following municipalities: * Brakel * Horebeke * Kluisbergen * Kruisem * Lierde * Maarkedal * Oudenaarde * Ronse * Wortegem-Petegem * Zwalm Per 1 January 2019, the municipalities of Kruishoutem and Zingem merged into the new municipality of Kruisem. Oudenaarde Oudenaarde (; french: Audenarde ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenaarde proper and the towns of Bevere, Edelare, Eine, Ename, H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horebeke
Horebeke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of and . On 1 January 2018, Horebeke had a total population of 2,048. The total area is 11.20 km² . The Corsele parish in Sint-Maria-Horebeke has a Protestant church which dates from 1872 and a museum dedicated to Abraham Hans (the former Protestant village teacher and story teller) built in 1812 as a parish school. There have been Protestants in Sint-Maria-Horebeke since the Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ... of the 16th century. References External links * Municipalities of East Flanders Populated places in East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Flanders
, native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van Oost-Vlaanderen.svg , shield_size = 90px , image_map = Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen in Belgium.svg , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = , subdivision_type1 = Region , subdivision_name1 = , seat_type = Capital , seat = Ghent , leader_title = Governor , leader_name = Carina Van Cauter , area_total_km2 = 3007 , area_footnotes = , population_footnotes = , population_total = 1515064 , population_as_of = 1 January 2019 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde (; french: Audenarde ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgian 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 a world-known 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. History The glory of Ename The history of the current municipality of Oudenaarde starts in 974, when Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor and king of Germany, built one of its three fortifications on the Scheldt at Ename to protect his kingdom against possible attacks from Francia (next to the other frontier post at Valenciennes, later on also the Antwerp). Ename grew very fast. By 1005, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
