Deftinge is a

village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred ...

which makes up part of the

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Lierde Lierde () is a municipality located in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Deftinge, Hemelveerdegem, Sint-Maria-Lierde and Sint-Martens ...

. It is located in the

Denderstreek The Denderstreek or Denderland is a region in Belgium. It is named after the river Dender. Though the river stretches over three provinces, Hainaut, East Flanders and Flemish Brabant, the region called after the river is situated in East Flande ...

and in the

Flemish Ardennes The Flemish Ardennes ( Dutch: ''Vlaamse Ardennen'') is an informal name given to a hilly region in the south of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. Highest summit is the Hotondberg (145 m). Main characteristics of the region are rural hilly la ...

, the hilly southern part of the

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East Flanders , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van O ...

. It was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Lierde.

Overview

The village was first mentioned as Davatinge in the middle of the 11th century. The village was a part of the '' heerlijkheid'' and barony of Boelare during the Middle Ages. The municipality was merged into Lierde in 1977. The village's

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is of unknown origin. The arms were granted on 24 February 1819 and confirmed on 21 July 1843.

Notable people

Ferdi Van Den Haute Ferdi Van Den Haute ( Deftinge, 5 July 1952) is a Belgian former professional road bicycle racer competing from 1976 to 1987. Major results ;1974 : National Amateur Track Pursuit Championship : National Amateur Track Madison Championship (with ...

(1952), road bicycle racer.

Gallery

File:Moederklooster van de congregatie van de zusters van Sint-Vincentius a Paulo - Deftinge.jpg, Former monastery File:Duivenhok - Deftinge.jpg, Dovecote File:Bewaarschool van den Heilige Josef - Gemeldorp - Deftinge - 2018.jpg, School File:Ontmoetingscentrum de Kommalier - Deftinge.jpg, Community centre

References

External links

* Lierde Populated places in East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub