Assenede () is a
municipality located in the
Belgian province of
East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Assenede proper, , Boekhoute and
Oosteeklo
Oosteeklo (formerly Oost-Eekloo) is a historic village in the Flemish province of East Flanders, Belgium, which since 1977 has been a subdivision of the municipality of Assenede. The village is situated 9 km east of Eeklo and 17 km nor ...
. On 1 January 2021, Assenede had a total population of 14,369. The total area is 87.22 km².
History
Assenede is one of the oldest villages in
Flanders, the earliest mention of Assenede date back to as early as the 10th century.
[Rob Melchers, ''De Beaufort'' (Hilversum, 2014), suggests that the year 963 is a first appearance in historic writings.]
Geography
Assenede stands on two different types of soil, to the west most of the land is pure sand and called "Houtland" (woodland), and the side towards the northeast is mainly
polder
A polder () is a low-lying tract of land that forms an artificial hydrological entity, enclosed by embankments known as dikes. The three types of polder are:
# Land reclaimed from a body of water, such as a lake or the seabed
# Flood plains s ...
of the marsh type because Assenede and Boekhoute bordered the sea during the Middle Ages. The harbor in Assenede disappeared around 1500 but a small canal called the ''Vliet'' maintained some access to the Boekhouter 's harbor that existed much longer, and was present to around 1946. The last polder dyke was closed after that year. The creeks are nature reserves.
Gallery
File:Assenede - Grenssteen nr 314a - 1.jpg, Border stone on the Belgian-Dutch border.
File:Assenede - kerkpui - België.jpg, Assenede kerkpui
File:Kerk en kiosk - Bassevelde - Assenede - Oost-Vlaanderen - Vlaanderen - België.jpg, Church and kiosk in Bassevelde
File:Onroerenderfgoed 76359 Oosteeklo2012.jpg, War memorial in Oosteeklo
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Municipalities of East Flanders
Populated places in East Flanders