Oudenburg (; french: Audembourg ; vls, Oednburg; la, Aldenburgensis) is a

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and

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located in the

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province of

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. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenburg itself and the towns of Ettelgem, Roksem and Westkerke. On January 1, 2006 Oudenburg had a total population of 8,929. The total area is 35.38 km² which gives a

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of 252 inhabitants per km². There was a Roman Castellum on this location, built in the 4th century, whose outline is still visible in the city's streetplan. Some of the stones of the former walls were later used in the construction of the abbey. The former abbey of St. Peter at Oudenburg, founded by

Arnold of Soissons Arnold (Arnoul) of Soissons or Arnold or Arnulf of Oudenburg (c. 1040–1087) is a saint of the Catholic Church, the patron saint of hop-pickers, Belgian brewers. Biography Arnold, born in Brabant, the son of a certain Fulbertus was first a ...

, was destroyed during the

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History

*1070 AD:

founded the

Abbey of St. Peter in Oudenburg The Abbey of St. Peter in Oudenburg (french: abbaye Saint-Pierre d'Audembourg) was an abbey established in 1070 by Arnold of Soissons in Oudenburg, West Flanders, which is now located in present-day Belgium. History Arnold founded the abbey after ...

. *1087: Death of Arnold of Soissons. (also known as Arnold of Oudenburg or Saint Arnold.) *1226: The City is represented on a Seal. *1843, February 2: The arms were granted. The arms show a castle with the arms of the medieval Lords of Oudenburg in the gate. The castle (Burcht) is a

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element. The castle already appeared on the oldest

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of the city, dating from 1226. All later seals showed a castle, but the size and shape of the castle has changed considerably through the centuries. The small shield appeared for the first time in the 16th century.

Notable people

John Cordier John Cordier (Oudenburg, 1 September 1941-Bonheiden, 22 January 2002) was a Belgian businessman. He founded Telindus in 1969, a modem and network component company. In October 1999 he succeeded Julien De Wilde as President of the board of direct ...

(b. Oudenburg, 1 September 1942), founder of

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. *

Charles Geleyns Charles Geleyns (c. 1610 – 22 August 1677 in Bruges), also named Carolus Geleyns in Latin or Karel Geleyns in Dutch, was a Flemish Roman Catholic priest, Benedictine monk and abbot of the Saint Peter's Abbey of Oudenburg in the Southern Nethe ...

André Gennevoise André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation o ...

(b.

Lile France Lile may refer to: * Lile (fish), a genus of fish * Adam Lile (), New Zealand rugby player * Jimmy Lile (1933–1991), American knifemaker * Robert Lile, defendant of the United States Supreme Court case '' McKune v. Lile'' * Lile Gibbons, 21st ce ...

, 7 December 1856 Died 12 Juli 1936 at Oudenburg), owner of the abbey of St. Peter in Oudenburg.

References

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