Leefdaal
Leefdaal is a small town in central Belgium, in the Flemish Brabant. It is part of the municipality of Bertem. Before 1977 it used to be one of the biggest villages in the region. Leefdaal features two medieval churches and a 17th-century castle. People of Leefdael * Jean de Brouchoven, 2nd Count of Bergeyck, 1st Baron of Leefdael, buried in Leefdaal. *Hubertus, (656-727) In the year 727, a few days before his death, Hubertus Hubertus or Hubert ( 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he wa ... stopped with his companions at Leefdael on his way from Heverlee where he had been preaching. He was seized with fever and then hurried to Tervuren.''Vie du grand Saint Hubert à la Cour, au désert et sur le siège épiscopal de Tongres.'' Namur, imprimerie Picard-Balon. 28 pp. undated. Toponymy He ...
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Leefdaal Castle
Leefdaal is a small town in central Belgium, in the Flemish Brabant. It is part of the municipality of Bertem. Before 1977 it used to be one of the biggest villages in the region. Leefdaal features two medieval churches and a 17th-century castle. People of Leefdael * Jean de Brouchoven, 2nd Count of Bergeyck, 1st Baron of Leefdael, buried in Leefdaal. *Hubertus, (656-727) In the year 727, a few days before his death, Hubertus Hubertus or Hubert ( 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he wa ... stopped with his companions at Leefdael on his way from Heverlee where he had been preaching. He was seized with fever and then hurried to Tervuren.''Vie du grand Saint Hubert à la