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Zevergem is a village and ''
deelgemeente A deelgemeente (, literally ''part-municipality'') or section ( French) is a subdivision of a municipality in Belgium and, until March 2014, in the Netherlands as well. Belgium Each municipality in Belgium that existed as a separate entity on 1 J ...
'' (sub-municipality) of
De Pinte De Pinte () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. Before its existence as an independent municipality in 1868, De Pinte was a part of Nazareth. The municipality comprises the towns of De Pinte proper and Zevergem. In ...
in
East Flanders , native_name_lang = , settlement_type = Province of Belgium , image_flag = Flag of Oost-Vlaanderen.svg , flag_size = , image_shield = Wapen van O ...
,
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 is located on the
Scheldt The Scheldt (french: Escaut ; nl, Schelde ) is a river that flows through northern France, western Belgium, and the southwestern part of Netherlands, the Netherlands, with its mouth at the North Sea. Its name is derived from an adjective corr ...
about south of
Ghent Ghent ( nl, Gent ; french: Gand ; traditional English: Gaunt) is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in ...
.


History

The village was first mentioned in 964 as Sewaringhem, and means "settlement of the people of Saiwirwar (person)". The village is located between the Scheldt and the edge of the heath areas. Zevergem was part of 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), but the countryside belonged to the more important Lords of
Welden Welden is a community in the Augsburg district of Bavaria, Germany, and is the seat of the commune of Welden. Since the local government reform in 1978 it comprises Welden, Reutern and Ehgatten. Geography Welden lies at the centre of the ''Holz ...
who owned a castle near the area. The village ''heerlijkheid'' was awarded to the Saint Peter's Abbey in Ghent in 1232. In 1716, Welden was elevated to
barony Barony may refer to: * Barony, the peerage, office of, or territory held by a baron * Barony, the title and land held in fealty by a feudal baron * Barony (county division), a type of administrative or geographical division in parts of the British ...
. Zevergem was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into
De Pinte De Pinte () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. Before its existence as an independent municipality in 1868, De Pinte was a part of Nazareth. The municipality comprises the towns of De Pinte proper and Zevergem. In ...
.


Buildings and sights

Welden Castle was originally known as Hof te Seevergem. Only the castle walls and one tower remain of the medieval castle. The current water castle with double moat and walls was built around 1700 in late
Baroque The Baroque (, ; ) is a style of architecture, music, dance, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other arts that flourished in Europe from the early 17th century until the 1750s. In the territories of the Spanish and Portuguese empires including t ...
style. The castle was restored in 1927. In 1933, a gate house in
Rococo Rococo (, also ), less commonly Roccoco or Late Baroque, is an exceptionally ornamental and theatrical style of architecture, art and decoration which combines asymmetry, scrolling curves, gilding, white and pastel colours, sculpted moulding, ...
style was moved from Hotel de Hemptinne to the castle grounds. The Our Lady Church is a single aisled church to the east of the village square. The lower part of the tower contains 12th century elements. The church was extended and modified in 1768, and between 1852 and 1855. During World War I, the tower was blown up and the church was severely damaged. It was restored in 1922.


Notable people

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Lucien Mathys Lucien Mathys (9 April 1924 – 19 December 2010) was a Belgian racing cyclist. He rode in the 1948 Tour de France The 1948 Tour de France was the 35th edition of the Tour de France, taking place from 30 June to 25 July 1948. It consisted ...
(1924–2010), racing cyclist


Gallery

File:Zevergem - Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkerk 2.jpg, Our Lady Church File:Vierschaar - Zevergem.jpg, Vierschaar (former court of law) File:Centrum van Zevergem - 2016.jpg, Centre of Zevergem File:Zevergem (De Pinte) - Former townhall.jpg, Former town hall


References

{{Commons category, position=left De Pinte Populated places in East Flanders