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Baardegem
Baardegem is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and is a submunicipality of Aalst, Belgium, Aalst. It was an independent municipality until the Fusion of the Belgian municipalities, municipal reorganization of 1977. Baardegem is located in the Denderstreek. It measures 605 hectares and has 1948 inhabitants. Baardegem was first mentioned in 1180 as "Bardenghien". It formed one parish with Meldert until 1258. It was dependent on the Abbey of Affligem. In 1689 the village was plundered and burned down by the French. During the French Revolution it was separated from the Duchy of Brabant and became part of the Escaut (department), Escaut department. Inhabitants of Baardegem are nicknamed in Dutch language ''varinkdorsers'', translated fern threshers. References Sub-municipalities of Belgium Populated places in East Flanders Former municipalities of East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aalst, Belgium
Aalst (; , ; Brabantian dialect, Brabantian: ''Oilsjt'') is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the province of East Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located on the Dender River, about northwest of Brussels. The municipality comprises the city of Aalst itself and the villages of Baardegem, Erembodegem, Gijzegem, Herdersem, Hofstade, Meldert, Moorsel and Nieuwerkerken; it is the tenth largest city by population with 90.068 inhabitants. Aalst is crossed by the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek in Aalst and Hofstade. The current mayor of Aalst is Christoph D'Haese, from the Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantie, New-Flemish Alliance party. The town has a long-standing folkloric feud with Dendermonde, north along the same river, which dates from the Middle Ages. History The first historical records on Aalst date from the 9th century, when it was described as the ''villa Alost'', a dependency of the Abbey of Lobbes. During the Middle Ages, a town ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
