Wechelderzande is a ''submunicipality'' of

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the N ...

, situated in the Campine region of the

Antwerp Province ) , native_name_lang = nl , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of Antwerp.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van de provincie Antwerpen.svg , shield_size ...

Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...

. It has been part of 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 ...

of Lille since 1977.

Overview

Wechelderzande was first mentioned in 1182 and belonged the Land van

Turnhout Turnhout () is a Belgian municipality and city located in the Flemish province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises only the city of Turnhout proper. In 2021, Turnhout had a total population of 45,874. The total area is . The agglomeration, ho ...

. Wechelderzande used to form a '' heerlijkheid'' with the town of . In 1768, the two towns were separated. The centre of Wechelderzande has the inn Den Hert which was built in 1603. At the end of 19th century beginning of the 20th century it was a favourite site for several painters among them

Henry van de Velde Henry Clemens van de Velde (; 3 April 1863 – 15 October 1957) was a Belgian painter, architect, interior designer, and art theorist. Together with Victor Horta and Paul Hankar, he is considered one of the founders of Art Nouveau in Belgium ...

. Wechelderzande was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into

. In 1995, Wechelderzande was the site of the high-profile

murder of Karel Van Noppen The murder of Karel Van Noppen was a high-profile assassination of a government livestock inspector in Belgium in 1995. Van Noppen had been investigating illegal practices by farmers and businessmen in Belgium and was shot dead by assailants outsid ...

Gallery

File:Wechelderzande (B) - Den Hert 17 Voormalig herberg Den Hert.jpg, Former inn Den Hart File:Wechelderzande Hof d'Intere.JPG, Hof d'Intere File:Welcherderzande (B) - Den Hert 5 Herberg en gasthof Den Keizer.jpg, Inn Den Keizer

References

Populated places in Antwerp Province Lille, Belgium {{Antwerp-geo-stub