Eine is a village located in the province of

East Flanders East Flanders ( ; ; ; ) is a Provinces of Belgium, province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp (province), Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut (provinc ...

, Belgium. Since 1965, it has been a ''

deelgemeente A (, literally ''sub-municipality''), or section (), 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 January 1961 bu ...

'' (subdivision) of the municipality of

Oudenaarde Oudenaarde (; ; in English sometimes ''Oudenarde'') is a Belgium, Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of East Flanders. The municipality ...

Overview

The village lies in the

Flemish Ardennes The Flemish Ardennes (Dutch language, Dutch: ''Vlaamse Ardennen'') is an informal name given to a hilly region in the south of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. Highest summit is the Hotondberg (151 m). Main characteristics of the region ar ...

, on the left bank of the

Scheldt The Scheldt ( ; ; ) 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 corresponding to Old Englis ...

; the Marollebeek goes through the village. Eine borders Bevere to the centre of Oudenaarde. Saint Eligius is the patron saint of the village. Eine was part of the Diocese of

Tournai Tournai ( , ; ; ; , sometimes Anglicisation (linguistics), anglicised in older sources as "Tournay") is a city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, Province of Hainaut, Belgium. It lies by ...

in the 7th century. Eine was originally a

headland A headland, also known as a head, is a coastal landform, a point of land usually high and often with a sheer drop, that extends into a body of water. It is a type of promontory. A headland of considerable size often is called a cape.Whittow, Jo ...

on the

. In the Middle Ages, it was transformed in an area shaped like an 8 and surrounded by a canal. A castle was built on the small circle and a church on the large circle which is still slightly visible. In 1708, the

Battle of Oudenarde The Battle of Oudenarde, also known as the Battle of Oudenaarde, was a major engagement of the War of the Spanish Succession, pitting an Anglo-Dutch force consisting of eighty thousand men under the command of the Duke of Marlborough, Lord Ove ...

was partially fought in Eine. In 1857, the railway line from

Ghent Ghent ( ; ; historically known as ''Gaunt'' in English) is a City status in Belgium, city and a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the Provinces of Belgium, province ...

was built, and the village started to industrialise. Eine was severely damaged in 1918. During the 20th century, it started to become part of the urban area of Oudenaarde. The central cemetery, the recycling center, and the water treatment plant of Oudenaarde are located in Eine. There is also a brewery, Brouwerij Cnudde.

Gallery

File:Brouwerij Cnudde - Eine - Oudenaarde.jpg, Cnudde brewery File:Station Eine - Foto 1 (2009).png, Eine railway station File:PM 121120 B Eine.jpg, Building in Eine File:Vlasspinnerij en weverij Van der Straeten - 344745 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg, Flax spinning mill

References

External links

Webpage at Reocities

{{Authority control Oudenaarde Populated places in East Flanders