Sint-Martens-Bodegem (locally known as: ''Beugem'') is a historic village that is now part of

Dilbeek Dilbeek () is a municipality in the province of Flemish Brabant, in the Flemish region of Belgium. The municipality comprises the villages of Dilbeek proper, Groot-Bijgaarden, Itterbeek (with Sint-Anna-Pede), Schepdaal (with Sint-Gertrudis-Pede), ...

. It has 2638 inhabitants.

Toponymy

For a long time it was assumed that the mention 'Bodenghem' in the founding charter of the abbey of Affligem applied to Bodegem, but this is nowadays contested because of a possible confusion with the village of Beugem, close to Moorsel. The fact that the nucleus of the settlement was founded very early on can however be linguistically proven (Bodegem < Bodingahaim). Another evidence is the division of the fields around Bodegem, which follows a

mansus A ''mansus'', sometimes anglicised as manse, was a unit of land assessment in medieval France, roughly equivalent of the hide. In the 9th century AD, it began to be used by Charlemagne to determine how many warriors would be provided: one for eve ...

system, indicating agricultural exploitation in post-Carolingian times.

History

Middle Ages

During the Middle Ages Bodegem had a dual manor. The manor with lower and middle jurisdiction, including feudal rights over almost all of Bodegem, was a feudatory of the family of Dongelberg. This family was a vassal of the Duke of Brabant. In this manor, the customs in use were those of Sint-Pieters-Leeuw. The village lord bore the title "heer IN Bodegem". He resided in the castle Castelhof. The Duke of Brabant held the higher jurisdiction, which he loaned to the lord of Gaasbeek from the 13th century on. He bore the title "heer VAN Bodegem". In this manor, law was spoken according to the customs of

Leuven Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ...

. Apart from high jurisdiction, he held manorial rights over a small part of the territory of Bodegem. The Land Charter of Bodegem, granted in 1279, is one of the oldest charters in the Duchy of Brabant. It states the rights and duties of the lord of the villagen. In 1749, both manors were unified in the Countship of Tirimont.

Attractions

* Sint-Martinus Church: late-gotic church * The huisje Mostinckx * The Castelhof

External links

History of Sint-Martens-Bodegem (Dutch)
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