Official Name: | Godveerdegem |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Belgium |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Belgium |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Type3: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name: | |
Subdivision Name1: | Flemish Region |
Subdivision Name2: | East Flanders |
Subdivision Name3: | Zottegem |
Area Total Km2: | 3.34 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 1,317 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | CET |
Coordinates: | 50.8667°N 52°W |
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]
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]