Everbeek (French: ''Everbecq'') is a village situated in the

Flemish Ardennes The Flemish Ardennes ( 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 (145 m). Main characteristics of the region are rural hilly la ...

and 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, East Flanders and Flemish Brabant, the region called after the river is situated in East Flander ...

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. In 1977, it was included into the municipality of

Brakel Brakel () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek and the Flemish Ardennes. The name is derived from a Carolingian villa ''Braglo'' first mentioned in 866 and located in the center of Opbrakel. Since 1970, ...

. Although it is

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

speaking, this village was part of the Walloon province of Hainaut (Henegouwen) until 1963, when it became part of the

Flemish Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium ...

province of

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History

The area had been inhabited since Roman times. In 2019, a Roman silver treasure had been discovered in a wasteland in Everbeek. The municipality was first mentioned in the 11th century. The oldest settlement is Everbeek-Beneden which is located in the valley. A new settlement was later built on the hill and has become known as Everbeek-Boven. In 1333, the villages became part of Hainaut. In 1963, the municipality was moved to the East Flanders province, because it was a Flemish speaking area unlike Hainaut which is French speaking. The municipality was merged into Brakel in 1977.

Nature

The Everbeekse Forests consist of collection of old forests scattered around the village. In the spring there is an abundance of

hyacinths ''Hyacinthus'' is a small genus of bulbous, spring-blooming perennials. They are fragrant flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae and are commonly called hyacinths (). The genus is native to the area of the eastern Me ...

and windflowers. The area has several sources and brooks. The forests are home to birds of prey, squirrels, and garden dormice. The forests are a protected nature reserve and have been included in the European

Natura 2000 Natura 2000 is a network of nature protection areas in the territory of the European Union. It is made up of Special Areas of Conservation and Special Protection Areas designated under the Habitats Directive and the Birds Directive, respectiv ...

protection program.

Notable people

Staf De Clercq Staf Declercq (16 September 1884 – 22 October 1942) was a Flemish nationalist collaborator, co-founder and leader of the Flemish nationalist Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond (Flemish National League, or VNV). Biography He was born as Jeroom Gustaaf ...

(1884–1942), Nazi collaborator and leader of the Vlaamsch Nationaal Verbond. * Daniel Robberechts (1937–1992), author.

Gallery

File:Everbeekse bossen 07.jpg, Everbeekse Forests File:Sint-Jozefkerk Everbeek-Boven.jpg, St Josef Church in Everbeek-Boven File:Café Everbeek-Beneden - 2017.jpg, Pub in Everbeek-Beneden File:PM 122928 B Everbeek.jpg, Landscape

References

External links

* {{Authority control Brakel Populated places in East Flanders