Vlamertinge is a village in the Belgian province of

West Flanders West Flanders ( nl, West-Vlaanderen ; vls, West Vloandern; french: (Province de) Flandre-Occidentale ; german: Westflandern ) is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the No ...

and a borough of the city of

Ypres Ypres ( , ; nl, Ieper ; vls, Yper; german: Ypern ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality ...

. The village center of Vlamertinge lies just outside the city center of

, along the main road N38 to the nearby town of

Poperinge Poperinge (; french: Poperinghe, ； vls, Poperienge) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders, Flemish Region, and has a history going back to medieval times. The municipality comprises the town of Popering ...

. In addition to the city center of Ypres itself, Vlamertinge is the largest borough of Ypres. In the west of Vlamertinge, along the road to Poperinge, is the hamlet of Brandhoek.

History

The earliest data about Vlamertinge date from the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

. In 857 a chapel was built in Vlamertinge. In 970 Ypres was destroyed and the chapel of Vlamertinge burned down. The oldest document, known to date, which includes the name Flambertenges, is a deed of the year 1066.

Baldwin V, Count of Flanders Baldwin V ( 1012 – 1 September 1067) was Count of Flanders from 1035 until his death. He secured the personal union between the counties of Flanders and Hainaut and maintained close links to the Anglo-Saxon monarchy, which was overthrown by h ...

, his wife Adela and their son Baldwin, in this deed gave goods to the church and the

Chapter (religion) A chapter ( la, capitulum or ') is one of several bodies of clergy in Roman Catholic, Old Catholic, Anglican, and Nordic Lutheran churches or their gatherings. Name The name derives from the habit of convening monks or canons for the rea ...

from Sint-Pieters by

Lille Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the No ...

. These goods were, among others, a tenth located in Elverdinge and also a tenth located in Vlamertinge - "In territorio Furnensi, in villa Elverzenges, decinam unam ; Flambertenges decinam similiter unam". In the Ancien Régime Vlamertinge was 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 180 ...

" of Veurne-Ambacht with 22 backlendings and suffered a lot from the sieges of nearby Ypres. During the First World War, the whole village was destroyed by bombing. In 1944, during the Second World War, Vlamertinge was liberated by a Polish armored division.

Etymology

Vlamertinge would come from Flambert (a name) + inga (son, descendant of (genitive)) + heim (domicile). The oldest known spellings of the current Vlamertinge are: Flembertenges (1066), Flamertingha (1123), Flambertinghes (1142), Flamertinge (1154), Flamertinga (1185), Flamertinghe (1200), Flambertengues (1202), Flamertinghes (1238), Flamertinges (1269), Vlamertinghe (1272), Vlamertinghes (1275), Flamertenghe (1275), Vlamertincghe (1280), etc.

Geography

Vlamertinge is 17 meters above sea level. The municipality also borders

in the East, Voormezele in the Southeast,

Kemmel Heuvelland () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Dranouter, Kemmel, De Klijte, Loker, Nieuwkerke, Westouter, Wijtschate and Wulvergem. Heuvelland is a thinly populate ...

and Dikkebus in the South, Reningelst in the Southwest,

in the West, Elverdinge in the North and

Brielen Ypres ( , ; nl, Ieper ; vls, Yper; german: Ypern ) is a Belgian city and municipality in the province of West Flanders. Though the Dutch name is the official one, the city's French name is most commonly used in English. The municipality ...

in the Northeast.

Demographic developments

From 1487 to 1697 we see a large decline in the population of Vlamertinge. The most plausible explanation for this would have been the

Eighty Years' War The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) ( c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war included the Ref ...

in the

Seventeen Provinces The Seventeen Provinces were the Imperial states of the Habsburg Netherlands in the 16th century. They roughly covered the Low Countries, i.e., what is now the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, and most of the French departments of Nord (F ...

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Economy

There are 70 to 80 stores in Vlamertinge. In Vlamertinge there is a large company Valcke that makes concrete constructions and therefore also offers employment for many people in the village.

Politics

Baljuws, lords & awnings

* 1???-13??: Nicolas Den Hane (baljuw) * 1441-1445: Jan Van Gavere (baljuw) * 1445-1447: Joris Paeldinc (baljuw) * 1447-1449: Nikolaas Van Aeltre (baljuw) * 1450-1451: Joost Van Gavere (baljuw) * 1452-1453: Roeland Bride (baljuw) * 1453-1457: Jaspar de Flandre (baljuw)
Repertorium van de Vlaamse adel (ca. 1350-ca. 1500)
', p. 758. * 1550-1556: Clement De Schildere * 1556-1561: Aernoud Porreye * 1561-1581: Jan Looms (baljuw) Hoeve Oud Kasteel - inventaris bouwkundig erfgoed\geheel\plaats.
/ref> * 1581-1584: Thomas Van Der Zeerde * 1586-1593: Mathieu Tasseel * 1595-1675: Adrianus Cobbaert * 16??-1646: Pierre Immeloot (lord) * 1646-1653: David Immeloot (lord) * 1653-1703: Balthazar Henricus Immeloot (lord) * 16??-16??: Jan de Cerf (lord) Crommen-Elst en Scheurpitte.
/ref> * 16??-1683: François de Cerf (lord) * 1679-1???: Jean Charles Augustus-de Harchies (awning) * 16??-1732: Jean-Baptiste Coppieters (lord) * 1756-1782: Fernand Jean-Baptiste Coppieters (lord)

Mayors

Vlamertinge had its own municipal council and mayor until the mergers of 1977. Mayors were: * 1796-1799: Joannes Baptiste Dionysius Gontier * 1799-1806: Franciscus Dominicus Ludovicus Gryson * 1806-1820: Joannes Ignatius Onraet * 1820-1836: Lucien Boedt * 1836-1842: Joseph Verminck * 1843-1862: Dominique van Zuylen van Nyevelt * 1862-1895: Jules Veys * 1896-1909: Amand Vandaele * 1910-1927: Evarist Vande Lanoitte * 1927-1928: Marcel Vandenbulcke * 1928-1946: Florentin Bouton * 1941-1944: Rafaël Six * 1947-1952: Usmar Bonte * 1953-1970: Julien Bouton * 1970-1976: Georges Platteau

Sights

* The St. Vedast Church * The former town hall of Vlamertinge from 1922, in neo-Flemish Renaissance style * The Castle of Vlamertinge or Castle du Parc was built in 1857-1858 by order of the Viscount Pierre-Gustave du Parc, after a design by Joseph Schadde. * In Vlamertinge there are a number of British military cemeteries from the First World War: **

Brandhoek Military Cemetery Brandhoek Military Cemetery is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission burial ground for the dead of the First World War located in Vlamertinge in Belgium on the Western Front. The cemetery grounds were assigned to the United Kingdom in perpetuity ...

Red Farm Military Cemetery Red Farm Military Cemetery is a British military cemetery with fallen from the First World War, located in the Belgian village of Vlamertinge (Ypres). The cemetery is located about 2.9 km west of the village center, in the hamlet of Brandh ...

** Vlamertinghe Military Cemetery ** Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery ** Railway Chateau Cemetery ** Divisional Cemetery ** Brandhoek New Military Cemetery ** Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3 ** Hop Store Cemetery

Associations

Vlamertinge has many associations. The largest association i
Chiro Vlamertinge
This youth movement has activities every two weeks at their premises.

Sport

*Football club KSK Vlamertinge has been affiliated with the Belgian Football Association since the 1930s and is active in the provincial series.

Nickname

People speak of "Vlamertingse Pottebrekers"(Vlamertingisch pot crushers), and the pots that are meant here are obviously beer pots.

Well-known inhabitants

* Joris Six

Honorary citizens

Jan Hoet Knight Jan Hoet (; 23 June 1936 – 27 February 2014) was the Belgian founder of SMAK (''Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst'' or Municipal Museum for Contemporary Art) in Ghent, Belgium. Biography Jan Hoet was born in Leuven, Belgium. Thr ...

(first person in the history of Vlamertinge who obtained honorary citizenship)

References

External links

* http://www.dekroniekenvandewesthoek.be/de-23-hoeken-van-vlamertinge/ * https://lib.ugent.be/fulltxt/RUG01/001/309/960/RUG01-001309960_2010_0001_AC.pdf * https://issuu.com/stadieper/docs/elverdingevlamertinge_brochure/42 {{coord, 50, 51, N, 2, 49, E, display=title, region:BE_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki Populated places in West Flanders