Burst is a sub-municipality of
Erpe-Mere
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in
Belgium
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. It is located on the
Molenbeek
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in the
Denderstreek
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, southeast of
East Flanders
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and belongs to the
Arrondissement of Aalst
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. It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of
Bambrugge
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and
Aaigem
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, as well as the municipalities of
Herzele
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(sub-municipalities Ressegem and Borsbeke) and
Sint-Lievens-Houtem
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(sub-municipalities
Zonnegem
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and
Vlierzele
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). Burst had 2968 inhabitants on 1 January 2003 and an area of 3.83 km. The population density was 776 / km ².
History
The name Burst was first found in a charter of the Sint-Pietersabdij (Abbey) in Ghent. In this document of 1042 it is said that the village Burste is in the neighbourhood of a river with the same name, the "Bursitia juxta fluviolum Burste". It was not until a century later however, in 1151, that Burst was described under its present name, and the village was in the following decades, also named in several documents as Borst, Bost and Bust. The village had 125 farms in 1846, including some large ones. At that time there was a wheat windmill, three breweries and three distilleries in the village. At the beginning of the 19th century, the village had 304 inhabitants, and by the beginning of the 20th century it had 963 inhabitants.
Landmarks
In Burst the Sint-Martinus Church can be found. Burst belongs to deanery of Lede. In 2011, there were still nine chapels, and most were still in good condition, but there were also some that are not maintained. There is also a cave in Burst.
File:Kerk Burst 1.jpg, The church of Burst front view
File:Kerk Burst 2.jpg, The church of Burst side-view
File:Kapel halfweg Gentsestraat Burst.jpg, The little chapel halfway Gentsestraat
File:Kapel einde Gentsestraat Burst.jpg, The little chapel at the end of Gentsestraat
File:Kapel begin Dorent Burst.jpg, The little chapel at the begin of Dorent
File:Kapel midden Dorent Burst.jpg, The little chapel halfway Dorent
File:Kapel einde Dorent Burst 1.jpg, The little chapel at the end of Dorent
File:Kapel einde Dorent Burst 2.jpg, The bad condition in the little chapel at the end of Dorent
File:Burst kapel Kerkstraat.JPG, The little chapel at Kerkstraat
File:Kapel Stationsstraat Burst.jpg, The little chapel at Stationsstraat
File:Burst kapel Stokt.JPG, The little chapel at Stokt
File:Kapel Akkerstraat Burst.jpg, The little chapel at Akkerstraat
File:Burst grot Kerkstraat.JPG, The cave of Burst
Tourism
The Molenbeekroute cycle track network runs through Burst. Molenbeekroute is known primarily for the mills of the municipality Erpe-Mere and two brooks that are located there, both of which have the name Molenbeek (mill brook).
Sport
The football club
KFC Olympic Burst is currently (2012) active in the third provincial league of the province of East Flanders.
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Sub-municipalities of Erpe-Mere
Populated places in East Flanders