Grembergen

Grembergen

Grembergen

Village in Flemish Region

For other uses, see Grembergen (disambiguation).

Grembergen (French: Grembergen-lez-Termonde) is a village in the municipality of Dendermonde[2] in the Denderstreek in the province of East Flanders in Belgium. It is often confused with the municipality of Grimbergen in the province of Flemish Brabant.

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Overview

Grembergen was first mentioned in 1019 as Grendberga. During the 13th and 14th century, the village was reasonably prosperous as a centre of lace production. The village was flooded several times.[3]

The old church was destroyed in 1706 by French troops.[3] In 1709, the Saint Margaretha church was built partially from scavenged material of the old church.[4]

Born in Grembergen

References

  1. [1]
    "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44029". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 4 May 2022. Including Ursel (2,817)
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    Saul Bernard Cohen (2008) The Columbia Gazetteer of the World: A to G. p. 1438
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    "Grembergen". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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    "Sint-Margaretakerk". Parochie Dendermonde (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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    "Frans Baert". Flemish Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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    "Wie is Fernand Khnopff?". Werkgroep Geschiedenis Grembergen (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2020.


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