Kruishoutem (, in French and English ''Cruyshautem'') is a village and was a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the
Belgian
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province of
East Flanders
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, settlement_type = Province of Belgium
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. The municipality comprised the towns of Kruishoutem proper,
Nokere
Kruishoutem (, in French and English ''Cruyshautem'') is a village and was a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Kruishoutem proper, Nokere and Wannegem-Lede. In January 2018, t ...
and
Wannegem-Lede
Kruishoutem (, in French and English ''Cruyshautem'') is a village and was a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Kruishoutem proper, Nokere and Wannegem-Lede. In January 2018, th ...
. In January 2018, the municipality of Kruishoutem had a total population of 8,086. The total area is 46.76 km
2. On 1 January 2019, Kruishoutem and
Zingem
Zingem () is a village and former municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Huise, Ouwegem and Zingem proper. In 2018, the municipality of Zingem had a total population of 7,552. The t ...
merged
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into the new municipality of
Kruisem
Kruisem () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders that was established on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Kruishoutem and Zingem.
The merged municipality has an area of 71.59 km2 and a population o ...
.
The
SONS Museum
SONS Museum (Shoes or No Shoes) is a Belgian museum dedicated to contemporary art connected to shoes as the subject. The museum is located at Kruishoutem, Belgium.
History
William "Boy" Habraken was literally born between shoes at the end of th ...
is located in Kruisem.
Notable people
* Charles Louis Spilthoorn (Spilthooren), born 12 October 1804 in Kruishoutem ; died 12 September 1872 in Brussels, lawyer and politician.
*
Henry Gabriëls, born in Wannegem-Lede on 6 October 1838, professor & rector in
Saint Joseph's Seminary in
Troy, New York
Troy is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Rensselaer County. The city is located on the western edge of Rensselaer County and on the eastern bank of the Hudson River. Troy has close ties to the nearby cities of Albany a ...
; bishop of
Ogdensburg, New York
Ogdensburg ( moh, Kaniatarahòn:tsi) is a city in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 10,436 at the 2019 census. In the late 18th century, European-American settlers named the community after American land owner and de ...
, until his death in 1921. Created Sanatorium Gabriels and town
Gabriels, New York
Gabriels is a hamlet in the town of Brighton in Franklin County, New York, United States, inside the Adirondack Park near Paul Smiths. The village developed around a tuberculosis cure facility, the Gabriels Sanatorium, which was opened in 1897 by ...
.
[https://www.worldcat.org/title/historical-sketch-of-st-josephs-provincial-seminary-troy-ny/oclc/716576 ]
*
Adolf Daens
Adolf Daens (18 December 1839 – 14 June 1907) was a Flemish priest from Aalst. Daens was a Jesuit from 1859 to 1871, but is especially known for his socio-political involvement after he joined the diocesan clergy. He created the Daensist movem ...
, priest in Kruishoutem in 1878–1879, later member of the Parliament.
Gallery
File:Nokere - Kruishoutem2.jpg, Church of Nokere
File:Kruishoutem - Town hall - Belgium.jpg, Town hall
File:Wannegem - Huisepontweg - Schietsjampettermolen 1.jpg, Windmill Schietsjampettermolen
File:Kruishoutem Lozerstraat 14-16 - 209017 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg, Pub in Kruishoutem
References
External links
*
Official website
Former municipalities of East Flanders
Kruisem
Populated places in East Flanders
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