Meldert 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. Baardegem 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 ...

east of Aalst, against the border with

Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant ( ; ) is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the North) the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also ...

. The total area is 883 ha and the number of inhabitants is approximately 2800.

History

Meldert was mentioned in 1168. Until the 18th-century it belonged to the land of Asse under the Dukes of Brabant. The Women's Abbey of Vorst owned large properties of Meldert, including the . Meldert was connected to 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 ...

. In 1521, Carolus de Croy had a castle built near the Saint-Roch Chapel (with a straight avenue to the church), which burned down the same year.

References

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