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Kruishoutem (; , also used in English) is a village and was a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
located 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 ...
. The municipality comprised the towns of Kruishoutem proper,
Nokere Kruishoutem (; , also used in English) is a village and was a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in the Belgium, Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Kruishoutem proper, Nokere and Wannegem-Lede. ...
and Wannegem-Lede. In January 2018, the municipality of Kruishoutem had a total population of 8,086. The total area is 46.76 km2. On 1 January 2019, Kruishoutem and Zingem
merged Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are business transactions in which the ownership of a company, business organization, or one of their operating units is transferred to or consolidated with another entity. They may happen through direct absorpt ...
into the new municipality of Kruisem. The SONS Museum is located in Kruisem.


Notable people

* Charles Louis Spilthoorn (Spilthooren), born 12 October 1804 in Kruishoutem ; died 12 September 1872 in Brussels, lawyer and politician. * Henry Gabriëls, born in Wannegem-Lede on 6 October 1838, professor & rector in Saint Joseph's Seminary in
Troy, New York Troy is a city in and the county seat of Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is located on the western edge of the county, on the eastern bank of the Hudson River just northeast of the capital city of Albany, New York, Albany. At the ...
; bishop of
Ogdensburg, New York Ogdensburg is a city in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 10,064 at the 2020 census. In the late 18th century, European-American settlers named the community after American land owner and developer Samuel Ogden. T ...
, until his death in 1921. Created Sanatorium Gabriels and town Gabriels, New York.https://www.worldcat.org/title/historical-sketch-of-st-josephs-provincial-seminary-troy-ny/oclc/716576 * Adolf Daens, priest in Kruishoutem in 1878–1879, later member of the Parliament.


Gallery

File:Nokere - Kruishoutem2.jpg, Church of Nokere File:Kruishoutem - Town hall - Belgium.jpg, Town hall File:Wannegem - Huisepontweg - Schietsjampettermolen 1.jpg, Windmill Schietsjampettermolen File:Kruishoutem Lozerstraat 14-16 - 209017 - onroerenderfgoed.jpg, Pub in Kruishoutem


References


External links

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Official website
Former municipalities of East Flanders Kruisem Populated places in East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub