Deftinge is a
village
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which makes up part of the
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
of
Lierde. It is located in the
Denderstreek and in 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 ...
, the hilly southern part of the
Belgian province of
East Flanders. It was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Lierde.
Overview
The village was first mentioned as Davatinge in the middle of the 11th century. The village was a part of the ''
heerlijkheid'' and barony of Boelare during the Middle Ages.
The municipality was merged into Lierde in 1977.
The village's
coat of arms
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is of unknown origin. The arms were granted on 24 February 1819 and confirmed on 21 July 1843.
Notable people
*
Ferdi Van Den Haute (1952), road bicycle racer.
Gallery
File:Moederklooster van de congregatie van de zusters van Sint-Vincentius a Paulo - Deftinge.jpg, Former monastery
File:Duivenhok - Deftinge.jpg, Dovecote
File:Bewaarschool van den Heilige Josef - Gemeldorp - Deftinge - 2018.jpg, School
File:Ontmoetingscentrum de Kommalier - Deftinge.jpg, Community centre
References
External links
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Lierde
Populated places in East Flanders
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