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Meetjesland
The Meetjesland is a historical region in the north-west of the province East Flanders in Belgium. Etymology There are many legends surrounding the origin of the name. The most known is the one of Emperor Charles V (Charles V) who was known for his sexual appetite. The story goes that when he traveled through the region people hid their daughters and their attractive young women, making emperor Charles think this region was full of old women (meetjes). Geography Due to its historical nature, "Meetjesland" is not a fixed region as such. Even so, it is widely accepted to comprise the following municipalities: *Aalter *Assenede *Eeklo *Evergem *Kaprijke *Knesselare *Lovendegem *Maldegem *Nevele *Sint-Laureins *Waarschoot *Wachtebeke *Zelzate *Zomergem Eeklo Eeklo () is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Eeklo proper. The name ''Eeklo'' comes from the contraction of "eke" and "lo", two Old German words meanin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalter
Aalter () is a municipality located between Bruges and Ghent in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Aalter, Bellem, , , Knesselare and . It is bordered on the north by Maldegem, on the east by Zomergem and Nevele, on the south by Deinze, and on the west by the province of West Flanders. The mayor is Pieter De Crem. Effective 1 January 2019, the municipality of Knesselare was merged into Aalter. Aalter was home to 29,242 people in 2021. History Aalter is located on the border of the Meetjesland with the forest of Flanders. The area was inhabited since prehistory. Artefacts have been recovered from 3,000 to 2,000 BC. The village was first mentioned in 1974 as "Villa Haleftra". The etymology is unclear. The current name started to emerge around 1700. Aalter to home to several small '' heerlijkheden'' (landed estates) some of which had motte-and-bailey castles. Between 1613 and 1623, the was dug, and several fortifications were built by S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Knesselare
Knesselare () is a village and ''deelgemeente'' in the municipality of Aalter and a former municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Knesselare proper and . The municipality's name is derived from the Germanic words "''klisse''" (herb) and "''laar''", (a soggy brushwood terrain), and was first attested in 1128. Knesselare became an independent parish in 1171. It was originally a village ''heerlijkheid'', but during the rule of Louis II, Count of Flanders (1330–1384), the area had been split into four different administrations. Until the 19th century, large parts of the municipality still contains forests and heaths. On 1 August 2015, Knesselare had a total population of 8,171. The total area was 37.27 km² which gives a population density of 219 inhabitants per km². Effective 1 January 2019, the municipality was merged into Aalter Aalter () is a municipality located between Bruges and Ghent in the Belgian pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Flanders
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Sint-Laureins
Sint-Laureins (; Dutch for Saint Lawrence) is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in 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 .... The municipality comprises the towns of , Sint-Laureins proper, , and Watervliet. In 2021, Sint-Laureins had a total population of 6,919. The total area is 74.50 km². The Our Lady-Church in Watervliet, built in the 16th century, is called the 'Cathedral of the North'. Gallery Image:Belgium, Sint-Laureins, Boerekreek.JPG, The ''Boerekreek'' is one of several lakes in Sint-Laureins File:Watertoren - panoramio (2).jpg, Water tower in Sint-Jan-in-Eremo File:Gemeentehuis van Sint-Laureins met Vrijheidsboom en oorlogsgedenkteken - 372621 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg, Townhall and freedom tree File:Godshuis Sint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regions Of Flanders
In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography). Geographic regions and sub-regions are mostly described by their imprecisely defined, and sometimes transitory boundaries, except in human geography, where jurisdiction areas such as national borders are defined in law. Apart from the global continental regions, there are also hydrospheric and atmospheric regions that cover the oceans, and discrete climates above the land and water masses of the planet. The land and water global regions are divided into subregions geographically bounded by large geological features that influence large-scale ecologies, such as plains and features. As a way of describing spatial areas, the concept of regions is important and widely used among the many branches of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Areas Of Belgium
Area is the quantity that expresses the extent of a Region (mathematics), region on the plane (geometry), plane or on a curved surface (mathematics), surface. The area of a plane region or ''plane area'' refers to the area of a shape or planar lamina, while ''surface area'' refers to the area of an open surface or the boundary (mathematics), boundary of a solid geometry, three-dimensional object. Area can be understood as the amount of material with a given thickness that would be necessary to fashion a model of the shape, or the amount of paint necessary to cover the surface with a single coat. It is the two-dimensional analogue of the length of a plane curve, curve (a one-dimensional concept) or the volume of a solid (a three-dimensional concept). The area of a shape can be measured by comparing the shape to squares of a fixed size. In the International System of Units (SI), the standard unit of area is the square metre (written as m2), which is the area of a square whose side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zomergem
Zomergem () is a town and former municipality located in the Flanders and in the province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Oostwinkel, Ronsele and Zomergem proper. On 1 January 2018, Zomergem had a total population of 8,466. The total area is 38.78 km2. Effective 1 January 2019, Waarschoot, Lovendegem and Zomergem were merged into the new municipality of Lievegem Lievegem () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders that arose on 1 January 2019 from the merging of the municipalities of Waarschoot, Lovendegem and Zomergem. The merged municipality has an area of 80.78 km² and is home .... Gallery Image:Zomergem, kerk positie2 foto9 2011-10-03 11.40.JPG, Zomergem, St Martin's church Sint-Martinuskerk, Zomergem (DSCF0129).jpg, St Martin's church Image:Zomergem, monumentaal pand foto8 2011-10-03 11.44.JPG, Zomergem, townhall Image:Zomergem (cropped).jpg, Motjes bridge on the Schipdonk canal References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zelzate
Zelzate () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Zelzate proper. In 2021, Zelzate had a total population of 13,124. The total area is 13.71 km2. Zelzate is divided into two parts by the Ghent–Terneuzen Canal. There is a concrete drawbridge and a tunnel to connect the two sides. Zelzate is known for the nearby polluting industry, which makes it the village with the lowest air quality in the country. Recently ArcelorMittal Ghent (Sidmar) made a major investment which resulted in an emission decrease of 90%. Notable citizens * Eric Verpaele (b. Zelzate, 2 February 1952), writer * Eddy Wally (b. Zelzate, 12 July 1932), singer Sister cities The town is twinned with: *Aubenas (France) *Cesenatico (Italy) *Delfzijl (Netherlands) (Not longer twinned with) *Schwarzenbek (Germany) *Sierre Sierre (; german: Siders, ; frp, Siérro, ) is the capital municipality of the district of Sierre, located in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wachtebeke
Wachtebeke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Wachtebeke proper, and a smaller town: Overslag. In 2021, Wachtebeke had a total population of 7.769. The total area is 34.53 km2. The current mayor of Wachtebeke (as of 2012) is Rudy van Cronenburg. The Langelede is a small canal and corresponding residential street in the town. The neighborhood is slowly migrating from a poor agricultural environment towards a higher middle-class residential area. In Wachtebeke lies the provincial park ' People from Wachtebeke * Bart De Pauw was born in Wachtebeke * Jonas Geirnaert, animated film maker and comedian * Lieven Scheire, comedian Neighboring municipalities *1. Moerbeke *2. Eksaarde (Lokeren) *3. Zaffelare (Lochristi) *4. Mendonk (Gent) *5. Sint-Kruis-Winkel (Gent) *6. Zelzate Zelzate () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality only comprises the town of Zelza ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waarschoot
Waarschoot () is a town and former municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprised the towns of Waarschoot proper. In 2018, Waarschoot had a total population of 7,967. The total area is . Until 31 December 2018, Waarschoot was one of the few Belgian municipalities having a female mayor. Her name is Ann Coopman. Ann Coopman Effective 1 January 2019, Waarschoot, Lovendegem, and Zomergem were merged into the new municipality of Lievegem, with only one mayor remaining, Tony Vermeire (CD&V). Gallery File:Waarschoot, Belgium ; Ferraris map.jpg, Waarschoot on the Ferraris map The Ferraris map or map of the Austrian Netherlands is a historical map created between 1770 and 1778 by the count Joseph de Ferraris in response to a request by Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. It is the first systematic, large scale mapp ... (around 1775) File:Waarschoot - toren en voormalige kerk.jpg, Church of Saint Ghislenus in Waarschot. Tower ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lovendegem
Lovendegem () is a town and former municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Lovendegem proper and Vinderhoute. In 2018, Lovendegem had a total population of 9,574. The total area is 19.48 km². History The name of the town was first recorded as ''Lovendenghiem'' in 1150, but there are traces of human settlements back to the Iron Age. The name means "settlement of the people of Lubantos (person)". Lovendegem used to be a complicated patchwork of '' heerlijkheden'' (landed estates) and one barony. The religious wars of the late 16th century and the subsequent repression by the Iron Duke caused a near abandonment of Lovendegem. For most of its history, it was an agricultural community. From the 1960s onwards, Lovendegem developed into a residential town. and experienced a steady population growth. The Ghent-Bruges Canal crosses the municipality, with the town of Loven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
