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Molenbeek (Erpe-Mere Bovenschelde)
The Molenbeek (English: Millbrook) is a brook in the Denderstreek, Belgium. The stream has a length of approximately 22 kilometers. The source of the Molenbeek is located in Grotenberge and the delta is in nearby Wichelen. This brook is not to be confused with the 25-km-lomg Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek which is also in Erpe-Mere (and Herzele). The 25-km brook is part of the Molenbeek Erpe-Mere drainage basin. Basin The basin of the Molenbeek is located in the province of East Flanders, and flows through the municipalities of Wichelen (Schellebelle, Serskamp, Wichelen), Lede, Belgium, Lede (Wanzele, Impe, Smetlede, Papegem, Lede, Belgium, Lede, and Oordegem), Erpe-Mere (Erondegem, Vlekkem, Ottergem, Bambrugge, Egem (East Flanders), Egem, and Burst (village), Burst) and Herzele (Borsbeke, Herzele, Ressegem, and Hillegem). The south of the basin comprises a small part of the Zottegem municipality (Grotenberge and Leeuwergem). In the west, it crosses the border of the Sint-Lievens-Houtem t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grotenberge
Grotenberge is a village belonging to the municipality of Zottegem. It is located on the Molenbeek and the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek within the Denderstreek and the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the East Flanders province, Belgium. Grotenberge is known for the Domain of Breivelde, a 19th-century large garden, turned into a romantic style park with an arboretum An arboretum (: arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees and shrubs of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, many modern arbor .... The park also hosts a castle. Construction started in 1830, the current state dates from around 1879. In 1970, the domain was bought by the city of Zottegem, and has received a protected state in 1982. The village was first mentioned as Grothemberge in 1235. It became an independent municipality in the 18th century, but merged into Zottegem in 1970. The former m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erondegem
Erondegem is a sub-municipality of Erpe-Mere in Flanders, Belgium. It is located on the Molenbeek in the Denderstreek, southeast of East Flanders and belongs to the Arrondissement of Aalst. It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of Erpe and Ottergem and the municipalities of Sint-Lievens-Houtem (sub-municipality Vlierzele) and Lede OpenWrt (from ''open wireless router'') is an open-source project for embedded operating systems based on Linux, primarily used on embedded devices to route network traffic. The main components are Linux, util-linux, musl, and BusyBox. All com ... (sub-municipality Impe). Erondegem has 1628 inhabitants as of 1 January 2003 and an area of 3.17 km. The population density is 513 inhabitants / km ². History Erondegem was first mentioned in a charter of 868 or 869. In that document it was called Eroldingeheim in pago Bragbattensi. Etymologically, Flemish locations ending with –gem refer to a Germanic compound with –haim, meaning 'home' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zonnegem
Sint-Lievens-Houtem (; , not officially recognized) is a Dutch-speaking municipality of Belgium. It is located in the Denderstreek and at the edge of the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders (Flemish Region). Sint-Lievens-Houtem is crossed by the Molenbeek in Vlierzele, Zonnegem and Letterhoutem. It is named after Saint Livinus (Sint Lieven in Dutch), a Christian saint believed to have been buried there. The town comprises the former municipalities of Bavegem, , Sint-Lievens-Houtem proper, Vlierzele, and , and the hamlets of , , and Hoogveld, formerly parts of . Houtem Jaarmarkt In November every year, Sint-Lievens-Houtem holds a winter fair and livestock market, the ''Houtem Jaarmarkt'', at which hundreds of traders sell cattle and horses. In 2010 it was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Places of interest Image:Sint-Lievenis-Houtem - Livinuskapel - België.jpg, Image:St.-Lieven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vlierzele
Vlierzele is a village on the Molenbeek, in the Denderstreek, at the edge of the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of East Flanders, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem. Etymologically the name Vlierzele is derived from Fliteritsale (in 639) and Vliendersele (in 1412). This is a combination of either the plant name "''vlier''", which is Dutch for "elder", or the person's name Flether, and "''sale''" or "''sele''", which both mean place of residence in Old-Dutch. The neighbouring villages are: * Bambrugge *Bavegem * Borsbeke *Burst * Erondegem * Letterhoutem * Ottergem *Oordegem Lede () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders, in the Denderstreek near the cities of Ghent, Aalst and Dendermonde. In 2011, Lede had a population of 17,882 and area of 29.69 km2, a population density of 575 inhabitan ... * Papegem * Vlekkem * Zonnegem Gallery File:Sint Fledericuskerk - Vlierzele-02.jpg, St Fledericus Church File:Oordeg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sint-Lievens-Houtem
Sint-Lievens-Houtem (; , not officially recognized) is a Dutch-speaking municipality of Belgium. It is located in the Denderstreek and at the edge of the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders (Flemish Region). Sint-Lievens-Houtem is crossed by the Molenbeek in Vlierzele, Zonnegem and Letterhoutem. It is named after Saint Livinus (Sint Lieven in Dutch), a Christian saint believed to have been buried there. The town comprises the former municipalities of Bavegem, , Sint-Lievens-Houtem proper, Vlierzele, and , and the hamlets of , , and Hoogveld, formerly parts of . Houtem Jaarmarkt In November every year, Sint-Lievens-Houtem holds a winter fair and livestock market, the ''Houtem Jaarmarkt'', at which hundreds of traders sell cattle and horses. In 2010 it was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. Places of interest Image:Sint-Lievenis-Houtem - Livinuskapel - België.jpg, Image:St.-Lie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leeuwergem
Leeuwergem is a village within the municipality of Zottegem. It is located on the Molenbeek, within the Denderstreek and Flemish Ardennes, a hilly region in the southern part of the East Flanders province, Belgium. Leeuwergem was formerly part of the ''heerlijkheid A ''heerlijkheid'' (a Dutch language, Dutch word; pl. ''heerlijkheden''; also called ''heerschap''; Latin: ''Dominium'') was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and Judiciary, judicial unit in rural areas in the Dutch-speaking ...'' of Zottegem. From 1271 onwards, it formed a ''heerlijkheid'' with Massemen. It was an independent municipality until 1970, when it was merged into Zottegem. Leeuwergem and the neighbouring village of Elene are home to the 18th-century Leeuwergem Castle domain, a private estate spanning 32 hectares.Koenraad DE WOLF and Ignace DE TEMMERMAN, ''Het parkdomein van Leeuwergem: een historische reconstructie'', in "Monumenten en Landschappen", bimonthly of the Ministry of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zottegem
Zottegem (, Sotteghem and Sottegem in older English and French language sources) is a city and municipality located in Belgium and more particularly in Flanders, in the province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Zottegem proper and the villages of Elene, Erwetegem, Godveerdegem, Grotenberge, Leeuwergem, Oombergen, Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove, Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, Strijpen and Velzeke-Ruddershove. On 1 January 2018, Zottegem had a total population of 26,373. The total area is 56.66 km2 which gives a population density of 470 inhabitants per km2. Zottegem is part of the hilly geographical area of 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 ... (''Vlaamse Ardennen''); the hills and cobblestone streets ( Paddestraat) are regular l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillegem
Herzele () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the villages of , Herzele proper, , , , , and . In 2021, Herzele had a total population of 18,414. The total area is 47.40 km2. The current mayor of Herzele is Johan Van Tittelboom, from the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats party. Herzele is crossed by two brooks, the Molenbeek in Borsbeke, Herzele, Ressegem, and Hillegem, as well as the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek The Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek or in popular language Molenbeek (English: Millbrook-Ter Erpenbrook) is a brook in the Denderstreek region of Belgium. The stream has a length of approximately 25 kilometers. The source of the Molenbeek is in Godveerde ... in Herzele, Sint-Lievens-Esse, Woubrechtegem, and Ressegem. References External links *Official website Municipalities of East Flanders Populated places in East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burst (village)
Burst is a sub-municipality of Erpe-Mere in Belgium. It is located on the Molenbeek in the Denderstreek, southeast of East Flanders and belongs to the Arrondissement of Aalst The Arrondissement of Aalst (; ) is one of the six administrative Arrondissements of Belgium, arrondissements in the Provinces of Belgium, Province of East Flanders, Belgium. It forms the Judicial Arrondissement of Dendermonde together with the A .... It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of Bambrugge and Aaigem, as well as the municipalities of Herzele (sub-municipalities Ressegem and Borsbeke) and Sint-Lievens-Houtem (sub-municipalities Zonnegem and Vlierzele). Burst had 2968 inhabitants on 1 January 2003 and an area of 3.83 km. The population density was 776 / km ². History The name Burst was first found in a charter of the Sint-Pietersabdij (Abbey) in Ghent. In this document of 1042 it is said that the village Burste is in the neighbourhood of a river with the same name, the "Bursit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Egem (East Flanders)
Egem is a hamlet in the sub-municipality of Bambrugge in the municipality of Erpe-Mere in Flanders, Belgium. It is located on the Molenbeek, in the Denderstreek, within the southeast of East Flanders and belongs to the Arrondissement of Aalst. It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of Bambrugge proper, Vlekkem (municipality of Erpe-Mere), Ottergem (municipality of Erpe-Mere) and Zonnegem (municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem). Egem also borders the domain Steenberg. Egem consists of two streets, the Egemstraat and Everdal. History Through the centuries, Egem has had multiple names. In the oldest documents it was found to be named Heddeghem (1571), later it was also mentioned as Edeghem (1629), Hettegem (1638), Eedegem (1763), Eghem (1779) and Eegem (1842). Etymologically, Flemish toponyms ending with –''gem'' refer to a Germanic compound of –''haim'', meaning ‘home’ or ‘residence’, and a derivative ending –''inga''. The first part of the name "Egem" is commo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
