Erembodegem is a village in the Belgian 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 ...

and is a submunicipality of Aalst. It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. Erembodegem is 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 ...

. The

Dender The Dender () or Dendre () is a long river in Belgium, the right tributary of the river Scheldt. The confluence of the two rivers is in the Belgian town of Dendermonde. The Western or Little Dender is long and begins in Barry near Leuze-en-Hain ...

flows through it. It measures 1178 ha and has 11804 inhabitants.

History

Erembodegem was first mentioned in 1146 as Erembaldengem. The first population lived on the Dender and the Roman road Elewijt-Asse-Wervik. From 1227 it was one of the count's proper villages, which later came into the possession of several families. The parish (until 1602 together with

Teralfene Teralfene is a village in the municipality of Affligem, Belgium. It has an area of 244 ha (602.94 acres). The other communities in Affligem are Hekelgem and Essene. Name The name "Teralfene" originates from the brook Alfene (now called the Bell ...

) was under the patronage of the

Affligem Abbey Affligem Abbey (, ) is a Benedictine order, Benedictine abbey in the historic village of Hekelgem, now in the municipality of Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, to the north-west of Brussels. Dedicated in 1086, it was the most important monas ...

. The foundations of the old church (burned down in 1582 and 1940) were excavated in 1943.

References

Sub-municipalities of Belgium Populated places in East Flanders Former municipalities of East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub