Zingem

Zingem

Zingem

Village and former municipality in Flemish Region

Zingem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzɪŋɛm]) is a village and former municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Huise, Ouwegem and Zingem proper. In 2018, the municipality of Zingem had a total population of 7,552. The total area is 23.93 km2.[2]

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Effective 1 January 2019, Kruishoutem and Zingem merged into the new municipality of Kruisem.[3]

Home to the Meuleken 't Dal - This is one of the smallest windmills in East Flanders and once owned by the Ghent Sint-Pietersabdij. The province made the mill turn and grind again.

  • The town of Zingem from the west
  • View on Huise
  • Sint-Jan Baptist church in Ouwegem

References

  1. [1]
    "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 45057A". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 6 May 2022. Zingem only
  2. [2]
    ""Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018"". StatBel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Kruishoutem en Zingem fuseren volgend jaar naar Kruisem, bekend uit boeken Marc De Bel". Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2022.


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