Moregem is a village in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

Wortegem-Petegem Wortegem-Petegem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. In 2021, Wortegem-Petegem had a total population of 6,445. The total area is 41.96 km2. Villages , Moregem, , Petegem-aan-de-Schelde Petegem-aan-de-Sche ...

located in the

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province of

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

. The village has as European sister village the French village

Moringhem Moringhem () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Moringhem lies about 5 miles (8 km) west of Saint-Omer, at the D207 and D223 crossroads. The A26 autoroute passes by about a hal ...

. It was an independent municipality until 1971 when it merged into

History

The history of Moregem goes back to the 10th century. It was first mentioned under the name "Moringehim". The writing often changed: Moringem in 1038, Morenghene in 1182, Morenghem in 1330, Mooreghem in 1735, Mooregem around 1800. Finally the name changed to its present name, Moregem. The Chapel of Our Lady ten Doorn was constructed in 1805 by the baron, because his daughter was cured from an illness. The chapel later became a site of pilgrimage. Moregem was a ''

heerlijkheid A ''heerlijkheid'' (a Dutch word; pl. ''heerlijkheden''; also called ''heerschap''; Latin: ''Dominium'') was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas in the Dutch-speaking Low Countries before 1800. ...

'' (landed estate) under

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, Heu ...

. The barons of Moregem used to be mayor of the municipality until 1920. In 1971, the municipality merged into Wortegem-Petegem.

References

External links

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Official website of Wortegem-Petegem
Wortegem-Petegem Populated places in East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub