Sint-Amandsberg

Sint-Amandsberg

Sint-Amandsberg

Sub-municipality of the city of Ghent, Belgium

Sint-Amandsberg (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌsɪnt ɑˈmɑntsˌbɛr(ə)x]; French: Mont-Saint-Amand) is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. The municipality of Sint-Amandsberg was formed in 1872, when it was detached from the municipality of Oostakker.[1] In 1876 and 1900, parts of the original municipality were already annexed to Ghent.[2] On 1 January 1977, the municipality of Sint-Amandsberg was merged into Ghent.[3]

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It is served by the Bus and train station of Gent Dampoort on the Ghent Antwerp NMBS/SNCB line.

During the First World War, on 7 June 1915, the German airschip LZ37 crashed after being destroyed by Reginald Warneford. A street was named Reginald Warnefordstraat on the spot where the airship crashed.

Centre of Sint-Amandsberg.

Campo Santo

In the Center is the famous Campo Santo, a Catholic burial site. The chapel on the hill was erected by Philips Erard van der Noot.

References

  1. [1]
    "Oostakker". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch). 1 June 1975. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Gent - 19de- en 20ste-eeuwse stadsuitbreiding". inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be (in Dutch). 1 June 1975. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. [3]
    "LISTE ALPHABETIQUE DES COMMUNES - Fusions de 1963 à 1977" (PDF).
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