Denderleeuw

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Denderleeuw
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Denderleeuw (East Flanders Province)
Denderleeuw
Denderleeuw
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : East Flanders
District : Aalst
Coordinates : 50 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 53 '  N , 4 ° 5'  E
Area : 13.77 km²
Residents: 20,338 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density: 1,477 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 9470 (Denderleeuw)
9472 (Iddergem)
9473 (Welle)
Prefix: 053
Mayor: Alberic Sergooris ( CD&V )

Local government address : 		Administratief Centrum
A. De Cockstraat 1
9470 Denderleeuw
Website: www.denderleeuw.be
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Denderleeuw is a municipality in the Denderstreek (on the Dender river ) in the Flemish province of East Flanders in Belgium with 20,338 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). It consists of the main town and the two districts Iddergem and Welle.

history

From the Carolingian period to the 11th century, the area of ​​Denderleeuw was in the Brabantgau . In the eleventh century the Count of Flanders conquered the whole area of ​​the Duchy of Brabant between the Scheldt and the Dender, as well as the Liedekerke east of the Dender. The dukes of Brabant, as dukes of Lorraine, theoretically had the right of surrender over the area. Nevertheless, the Lord of Gavere and Liedekerke-Denderleeuw fought in 1288 on the side of Duke Johann I near Woeringen . The castle of the Lords of Liedekerke-Denderleeuw stood on the eastern bank of the Dender.

At the end of the 18th century, the French assigned Denderleeuw to the department of the Scheldt and Liedekerke to the department of the Dyle . The Scheldt department became the province of East Flanders in 1815 , the Dyle department to the province of South Brabant .

Community structure

Denderleeuw is one of the most densely populated municipalities in Flanders and consists of the sub-municipalities Denderleeuw, Iddergem and Welle, which were incorporated into Denderleeuw in 1977 and were previously independent. Welle and Denderleeuw have grown together to a large extent. Iddergem, although slightly merged with Denderleeuw, has always remained a separate settlement core.

Iddergem

The village name is said to come from a Mr. Ider. In the 12th century, the area, along with Teralfene and Erembodegem, belonged to the Knights of Erembodegem. Thereafter, Iddergem remained, along with Welle, personal property of the Counts of Flanders until the 17th century. In 1649 it was sold to the Vilain family, who owned it until the French Revolution . Then it became a municipality and the first mayor was there in 1800.

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Welle is directly to the northwest of the center of Denderleeuw; the Welles settlement center has grown into it. Objects were found on a Franconian burial place near Welle, from which it is clear that the place was definitely already inhabited by the Franks. The Knights of Erembodegem had possessions in Welle in the 12th century. Between the 13th and 18th centuries, Welle formed a "group of four" together with Iddergem , Teralfene and Erembodegem . This Dutch word describes an open-air court (often by the village linden tree) on which four benches were set up in a square. The lay judges and judges sat on these during court hearings and judged the defendant standing in the middle of the four benches.

Attractions

Sint-Amanduskerk , Denderleeuw
  • The Gothic Amandus Church
  • The rectory from 1783: The listed building was built using the stones from the previous building on the same place. It has a walled garden that extends to the Denderufer. From 1280 (until the French Revolution) the community was under the Norbertine monastery of Dielegem (near Jette ). Today's head is Serge De Cauwer.
  • The Van Roy Castle (around 1900)
  • The modern Denderleeuw regional station from 1964, an important railway junction on the Ghent - Aalst - Brussels and Kortrijk - Brussels routes .
  • The Wellemeersen nature reserve

Events

Sports

FCV Dender EH plays in the second Belgian soccer league . He plays his home games in the Florent Beeckman Stadium, which has a capacity of 8,157 spectators.

traffic

Aalst is 6 km northwest, Dendermonde 16 km north and Brussels about 22 km southwest.

The next motorway exits are at Affligem and Aalst on the A10 / E 40 .
The place has a regional train station on the railway lines Gent - Aalst - Denderleeuw - Brussels and Kortrijk - Oudenaarde - Denderleeuw and Geraardsbergen - Denderleeuw - Aalst.

partnership

Denderleeuw's twin town is Rupea in Transylvania (Romania).

Born in Denderleeuw

Web links

Commons : Denderleeuw  - collection of images, videos and audio files

proof

  1. ^ Website Denderleeuw - jumelage