Grammene 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

Deinze Deinze () is a city and a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders. It comprises the city of Deinze, and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Hansbeke, Landegem, Meigem, Merendree, Nevele, Petegem-aan-de-Lei ...

. It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. Grammene is a rural village on the Lys river and the Oude Mandel. The village had 646 inhabitants in 1981. The oldest mention of Grimmine is from 1121. Its name is said to be derived from the old Germanic grimminja. The

lordship A lordship is a territory held by a lord. It was a landed estate that served as the lowest administrative and judicial unit in rural areas. It originated as a unit under the feudal system during the Middle Ages. In a lordship, the functions of eco ...

of Grammene, dependent on the fiefdom of

Kortrijk Kortrijk ( , ; or ''Kortrik''; ), sometimes known in English as Courtrai or Courtray ( ), is a Belgian City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality in the Flemish Region, Flemish Provinces of Belgium, province of We ...

, belonged to the family de Grammina in the 12th and 13th centuries. Later lords were Van Schuurvelde (14th century), de Tolenaare (end of the 14th century), de Beer (second half of the 15th century to first half of the 17th century), Vanden Heede (first half of the 17th century) and the barons of Poeke (18th century). Administratively and fiscally it belonged to the castellany of Kortrijk, in ecclesiastical matters it depended on the bishopric of Tournai until 1559, afterwards on the bishopric of Ghent, deanery of Tielt. The right of patronage belonged to the Ghent Saint Bavo's Abbey since 1121, afterwards on the bishopric of Ghent. During the

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the first

schepen A schepen (Dutch, ; . ') or échevin (French, , ) or Schöffe (German, ) is a municipal officer in Belgium and formerly the Netherlands, where it has been replaced by the (a municipal executive). In modern Belgium, the ''schepen'' or ''échevin'' ...

Charles Baerens Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

was killed by the Germans. Later the parish of Grammene was destroyed after a suspected assassination attempt.

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