Liedekerke () is a

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located in the

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province of

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. On January 1, 2006 Liedekerke had a total population of 11,920. It is also situated in the

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.The total area is 10.08 km² which results in a

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of 1,183 inhabitants per km². Liedekerke means "church on the little hill." Liedekerke, Belgium

History

From the

Carolingian era The Carolingian Empire (800–888) was a large Frankish-dominated empire in western and central Europe during the Early Middle Ages. It was ruled by the Carolingian dynasty, which had ruled as kings of the Franks since 751 and as kings of the Lo ...

until the 11th century, Liedekerke was a part of the Shire of

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. Around 1056–1059,

Baldwin V, Count of Flanders Baldwin V ( 1012 – 1 September 1067) was Count of Flanders from 1035 until his death. He secured the personal union between the counties of Flanders and Hainaut and maintained close links to the Anglo-Saxon monarchy, which was overthrown by hi ...

acquired the northwestern part of the village as a fief from the German emperor. This county ranged from the

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and

Dender The Dender (Dutch, ) or Dendre ( French, ) is a 65-kilometre (40 mi) long river in Belgium, the right tributary of the river Scheldt. The confluence of the two rivers is in the Belgian town of Dendermonde. The Western or Little Dender is 22 kilome ...

rivers and also encompassed several other villages along the Dender, among which was Liedekerke. The name "''Liekercke''", which means "''church on the little hill''", was first drawn up as part of the county in 1092. The fortress of the dukes of Brabant was near the Dender, on the land of

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, with which it formed a

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. Through marriage of the Jacques, Marquess of Veere and Marie of Hanaert, Baronnes of Liedekercke the house of Hénin-Liétard became resident Lords of the former castle. Between 1796 and 1815, during the French occupation, Liedekerke became part of the department of the Dyle and in 1815 it became part of

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. The old castle was destroyed.

Notable inhabitants

Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu (1580-1625) was a noble lord. Family Maxillien was the son of Jacques de Hénin, Marquess of la Veere, brother of Maximilien de Hénin, 3rd Count of Bossu and Marie of Hanaert, Baronnes of Liedekerc ...

, died inside Liedekerke Castle. *

Karl Heeremans Karl Heeremans (1 June 1937 – 12 April 2010) was an artist- painter with very personal norms of colours and forms. Revolutions in contemporary art from Picasso to Kandinsky were considered to be over, and his modern approach marked late 20th-ce ...

(1937-2010), painter * Rita Deneve (1944-), singer *

Jonas Heymans Jonas Heymans (born 6 February 1993) is a Belgian footballer who last played as a left-back for RFC Wetteren. Honours Club Willem II *Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in th ...

(1993-), footballer

References

External links

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Official website
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Municipalities of Flemish Brabant {{FlemishBrabant-geo-stub