Denderhoutem is a village, located in the
Denderstreek
The Denderstreek or Denderland is a region in Belgium. It is named after the river Dender. Though the river stretches over three provinces, Hainaut (province), Hainaut, East Flanders and Flemish Brabant, the region called after the river is situa ...
in the
Flemish
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* Flemish, adjective for Flanders, Belgium
* Flemish region, one of the three regions of Belgium
*Flemish Community, one of the three constitutionally defined language communities of Belgium
* Flemish dialects, a Dutch dialec ...
province of
East Flanders
East Flanders ( ; ; ; ) is a Provinces of Belgium, province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp (province), Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut (provinc ...
, in
Belgium
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. Since 1977, it has been part of the municipality of
Haaltert
Haaltert () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Denderhoutem, Haaltert proper, and . In 2021, Haaltert had a total po ...
.
The
coat of arms
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shows a garb, most likely a symbol for agriculture. The old seals of the local council, dating from the 15th and 16th centuries, showed a tree, with two small shields on either side, one with the lion of
Flanders
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, the other with the arms of
Burgundy
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. Why the council in the early 19th century applied for the garb instead is not known.
Residents
Mr. Johannes Josef van de Velde was a third class passenger on the
RMS ''Titanic'' in 1912, his last place of residence is listed as Denderhoutem. Mr. van de Velde did not survive the sinking and his body was not recovered. He left behind a wife, four children and siblings.
Between 1880s and WW1 perhaps 500 emigrants left Denderhautem and area, located south of Aalst in East Flanders. The main areas of settlement were Detroit, southwest Ontario, California and British Columbia. One source of information on them is
Denerdhautem naar Amerika
Events
*Boerenmarkt
*Driekoningen (first Saturday of the year)
*Grote Kermis (first Sunday of September)
*Jaarmarkt
*Kleine Kermis (2 weeks after Easter)
*Mini-Rock
*Stopselquiz
*Trotinettenkoers
*Zonnestraatfeesten
References
External links (in Dutch)
AtomTVRadio PROS
(local radiostation)
Haaltert
Populated places in East Flanders
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