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Sint-Denijs-Boekel
Zwalm () is a municipality located in Flanders, in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Beerlegem Beerlegem is a village belonging to the municipality of Zwalm. It is located in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. Until 1970, it was an independent municipality. History During excavations ..., , , , , , , , , , , and . In 2021, Zwalm had a total population of 8,244. The total area is 33.82 km2. Gallery Church, Roborst, Zwalm, Flanders, Belgium.JPG, Church of Roborst Zwalm-Hundelgem, Sint-Amanduskerk oeg45179 IMG 0371 2021-08-13 14.02.jpg, Hundelgem, church: Sint-Amanduskerk Vinkemolen Sint-Denijs-Boekel 10-04-2009 17-17-48.JPG, Vinkemolen Wind Mill in Franskouter, Sint-Denijs-Boekel TerbiestmolenNederzwalm_10-04-2009_15-08-25.JPG, Water mill in Nederzwalm References External links *Official website Municipalities of East Flanders Populated place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zwalm
Zwalm () is a municipality located in Flanders, in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Beerlegem Beerlegem is a village belonging to the municipality of Zwalm. It is located in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. Until 1970, it was an independent municipality. History During excavations ..., , , , , , , , , , , and . In 2021, Zwalm had a total population of 8,244. The total area is 33.82 km2. Gallery Church, Roborst, Zwalm, Flanders, Belgium.JPG, Church of Roborst Zwalm-Hundelgem, Sint-Amanduskerk oeg45179 IMG 0371 2021-08-13 14.02.jpg, Hundelgem, church: Sint-Amanduskerk Vinkemolen Sint-Denijs-Boekel 10-04-2009 17-17-48.JPG, Vinkemolen Wind Mill in Franskouter, Sint-Denijs-Boekel TerbiestmolenNederzwalm_10-04-2009_15-08-25.JPG, Water mill in Nederzwalm References External links *Official website Municipalities of East Flanders Populated place ... [...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] |
Gavere
Gavere () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of , Baaigem, , Gavere, and . In 2021, Gavere had a total population of 13,007. The total area is 31.35 km². Sports The Superprestige Gavere is a November cyclo-cross race held in Gavere, Belgium, which is part of the Superprestige. Military The Air Traffic Control center of the Belgian Air Component is based in Semmerzake. See also * Lamoraal van Egmont Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (18 November 1522 – 5 June 1568) was a general and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War, whose execution helped spark the national uprising that eventual ..., Prince of Gavere References External links * Official website Municipalities of East Flanders Populated places in East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zingem
Zingem () is a village and former municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Huise, Ouwegem and Zingem proper. In 2018, the municipality of Zingem had a total population of 7,552. The total area is 23.93 km2. Effective 1 January 2019, Kruishoutem and Zingem merged into the new municipality of Kruisem. Gallery Image:Zingem from west.JPG, The town of Zingem from the west File:Huise - dorpszicht.jpg, View on Huise File:ID74444-Ouwegem, Sint-Jan Baptistkerk-PM 56584.jpg, Sint-Jan Baptist church in Ouwegem References External links * * - Only available in Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ... Former municipalities of East Flanders Kruisem Populated places in East Flanders {{EastFlan ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
Zottegem
Zottegem (, Sotteghem and Sottegem in older English and French language sources) is a municipality located in Belgium and more particularly in Flanders, in the province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Zottegem proper and the villages of Elene, Erwetegem, Godveerdegem, Grotenberge, Leeuwergem, Oombergen, Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove, Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, Strijpen and Velzeke-Ruddershove. On 1 January 2018, Zottegem had a total population of 26,373. The total area is 56.66 km2 which gives a population density of 470 inhabitants per km2. Zottegem is part of the hilly geographical area of the Flemish Ardennes (''Vlaamse Ardennen''); the hills and cobblestone streets (Paddestraat) are regular locations in the springtime cycle classics of Flanders. The city is known for its ties with Lamoral, Count of Egmont; Lamoral has a castle (''Egmontkasteel''), a museum (''Egmontkamer'') and two statues in the centre of Zottegem. He is buried in a crypt (''Egmontcrypte'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beerlegem
Beerlegem is a village belonging to the municipality of Zwalm. It is located in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. Until 1970, it was an independent municipality. History During excavations in the 1950s and 1960s, a Merovingian graveyard was discovered containing 225 graves, and a unique wooden burial vault from the 11th or 12th century. The village was first mentioned as Berlengien in 1177, and used to belong to the Lands of Aalst. In 1682 the '' heerlijkheid'' was elevated to a barony. In 1970, the municipality was merged into Munkzwalm which in turn was merged into Zwalm in 1977. Castle Beerlegem is the location of an 18th-century Baroque castle, known as either Castle of Beerlegem or Castle Ten Bieze. The original castle was built in the 11th or 12th century. The current castle was built around 1730. It was repaired and extended after it was hit by a V-2 rocket in March 1945. The castle used to be the residence of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Tuybens
Bruno Tuybens (born 10 November 1961) is a Belgian politician and member of the sp.a ''Expatica''. Retrieved 2015-09-06. From 2002 until he became a secretary of state in 2005, Tuybens served as head of the sustainable and ethical investment division of the . In October 2005 Tuybens joined the as Secretary of state for Public Enterprises, attached to the Minister of Budget, serving until December 2007 when [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to the southwest, and the North Sea to the northwest. It covers an area of and has a population of more than 11.5 million, making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe, with a density of . Belgium is part of an area known as the Low Countries, historically a somewhat larger region than the Benelux group of states, as it also included parts of northern France. The capital and largest city is Brussels; other major cities are Antwerp, Ghent, Charleroi, Liège, Bruges, Namur, and Leuven. Belgium is a sovereign state and a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system. Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Flanders
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