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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 to 26,441 inhabitants as of 2021. A referendum was held for the new name of the municipality, and 55% voted for Lievegem (literally '' Lieve Canal settlement''). Lievegem consists of the following ''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 ...s'' (sub-municipalities): Lovendegem, , , Vinderhoute, Waarschoot, and Zomergem. Gallery Sint-Martinuskerk, Zomergem (DSCF0129).jpg, St. Martin's church in Zomergem File:Brouwershuis en brouwerij - Beke - Lievegem.jpg, Brewery in Beke File:Zomergem - (Belgium) - Rectorie (D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinderhoute
Vinderhoute is a village in the municipality of Lievegem in the province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is located in the Flemish Valley about north-west of Ghent. History Vinderhoute is located in the on the left bank of the and is surrounded by waterways. A settlement has been discovered from the early La Tène culture near Vinderhoute. The village was first mentioned in 966 as containing a church and farm belonging to the Saint Bavo's Abbey. The ''heerlijkheid'' Vinderhoute was one of the oldest fiefs of the County of Flanders. Vinderhoute was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Lovendegem. In 2019, it became a ''deelgemeente'' 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 ho .... Buildings and sights Schouwbroek Castle was known to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |