Godveerdegem Explained

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]

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]

References

  1. Web site: Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 41081E . Statistics Belgium . 5 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Watermolens, kapelletjes en den Dotter. Walking in Belgium. 22 October 2020. nl.
  3. Web site: Godveerdegem . Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed . 22 October 2020. nl.
  4. Koenraad DE WOLF, Architectuurgids Zuid-Oost-Vlaanderen. Romaanse Bouwkunst (1000-1225), 1996, pp. 17, 70-71.
  5. Web site: Zottegem. Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed . 22 October 2020. nl.