Vlierzele Explained

Official Name:Vlierzele
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Belgium
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Sint-Lievens-Houtem
Area Total Km2:6.23
Population As Of:2021
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:2,169
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Coordinates:50.9333°N 57°W

Vlierzele is a village on the Molenbeek, in the Denderstreek, at the edge of the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of East Flanders, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem.

Etymologically the name Vlierzele is derived from Fliteritsale (in 639) and Vliendersele (in 1412). This is a combination of either the plant name "vlier", which is Dutch for "elder", or the person's name Flether, and "sale" or "sele", which both mean place of residence in Old-Dutch.[2]

The neighbouring villages are:

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 41063D . Statistics Belgium . 5 May 2022 .
  2. Web site: Heemkundige Kring Land van Rode, webpage about Vlierzele . 22 March 2010.