Kaster is a village in
West Flanders
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Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to ...
. According to the 2005 census it has a population of 803. The neoclassical St Peter's Church of Kaster, located in the eastern part of the village, dates from 1818.
Gebouwfiche – Sint-Pieterskerk – (ID 81602)
Vlaams Instituut voor het Onroerend Erfgoed.
Geography
Kaster is located in the municipality of Anzegem
Anzegem () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Anzegem proper, Gijzelbrechtegem, Ingooigem, Kaster, Tiegem and Vichte. On 1 January 2006 Anzegem had a total population of ...
, located just south of this town along the N32 road. To the west is the village of Tiegem, to the south is the village of .
Politics
Mayors
* 1800–1806 Jean-Baptiste Deman
* 1806–1821 Jan Standaert
* 1821–1827 Petrus Deschietere
* 1827–1836 Martin Teirlinck
* 1836–1852 Franciscus Detollenaere
* 1852–1875 Joannes-Baptista Vandamme
* 1875–1882 Petrus-Franciscus Gerniers
* 1882–1894 Edward Van Cauwenberghe
* 1894–1939 Victor Gerniers
* 1939–1946 Maurice Ardenois
* 1946–1957 Odon Platteau
* 1957–1976 Joël De Stoop
References
Populated places in West Flanders
Anzegem
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