Godveerdegem

Village in Flemish Region

50°52′N 3°49′E / 50.867°N 3.817°E / 50.867; 3.817Country

BelgiumRegionFlemish RegionProvinceEast FlandersMunicipalityZottegemArea

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• Total3.34 km² (1.29 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[1]

• Total1,317 • Density390/km² (1,000/sq mi)Time zoneCET

Godveerdegem is a village belonging to the municipality of Zottegem. It is located on the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.

The Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek has its source in Godveerdegem.^[2]

History

The village was first mentioned in 1776 as Gotferthengem. It was first a heerlijkheid, and was later elevated to a barony.^[3]

The Saint Paul's Conversion Church of Godveerdegem dates back to at least 1176. In 1962, the Belgian Government classified it as an important cultural asset.^[4]

In 1970, the municipality merged into Zottegem.^[5] The former municipality covered an area of 3.27 square kilometres (1.26 sq mi).^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 41081E". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
^ "Watermolens, kapelletjes en den Dotter". Walking in Belgium (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Godveerdegem". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2020.
^ Koenraad DE WOLF, Architectuurgids Zuid-Oost-Vlaanderen. Romaanse Bouwkunst (1000-1225), 1996, pp. 17, 70-71.
^ "Zottegem". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 22 October 2020.