Sint-Maria-Lierde is a village which makes up part of the municipality of

Lierde Lierde () is a municipality located in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Deftinge, Hemelveerdegem, Sint-Maria-Lierde and Sint-Mart ...

. It is located in the

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and 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 ...

, the hilly southern part of the

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province of

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Overview

The village was first mentioned as Lirda Sancte Marie in the late 12th century. Sint-Maria-Lierde was a small agricultural village situated in the north-east of the municipality. In 1840, a road nowadays known as N8 was constructed to the south. In 1867, the railway line Ghent–Geraardsbergen was constructed with a train station near the intersection with the road. The area around the train station started to develop, and was named Lierde after the station. In the 20th century, the village became mainly residential with a large proportion of commuters. In 1977, the municipalities Deftinge,

Hemelveerdegem Hemelveerdegem is a village and borough which makes up part of the municipality of Lierde in the Denderstreek in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The village and estate were ruled from 1752 by the armigerous Boelare family. Overview Th ...

, Sint-Maria-Lierde and

Sint-Martens-Lierde Sint-Martens-Lierde is a village which is part of the municipality of Lierde. It is located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. Overview The village was first me ...

were merged into Lierde. The village's

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shows a heart of Jesus beneath a crown. The arms were granted in 1818 and confirmed on 20 December 1840.

References

Gallery

File:Parochiekerk Maria Magadalena 9.JPG, St Maria Magdalena Church File:Dorpstraat 42 St Maria Lierde (2).JPG, House in St Maria Lierde File:Stationsgebouw St Maria Lierde (4).JPG, Railway station File:PM 122956 B Sint Maria Lierde.jpg, View on Sint-Maria-Lierde

External links

* Lierde Populated places in East Flanders Former municipalities of East Flanders {{EastFlanders-geo-stub