Maarke-Kerkem is a village in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. It is formed by two hamlets, Maarke and Kerkem, and is incorporated in the municipality of Maarkedal. It is hosting the Saint Vincent Chapel, which was first erected around 1100.[2]
In 1822, Maarke and Kerkem formed a municipality. The two villages are located in the hilly countryside of the Flemish Ardennes which varies in height from 30 to 100 metres. Maarke was first mentioned in 1063 and means "swampy settlement". In 1129, the parish became part of the Liessies Abbey. Kerkem means "settlement near a church", and developed in the Early Middle Ages.[3] The municipality was merged into Maarkedal in 1977.[4]
Places of interestedit
Saint Vincent Chapel of Maarke-Kerkem (2009)
Church of Kerkem (2007)
Countryside around Maarke-Kerkem (2009)
Romansmolen
Referencesedit
^ ab"Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 45064C". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^Koenraad DE WOLF, Architectuurgids Zuid-Oost-Vlaanderen. Romaanse bouwkunst (1000-1225), 1996, pp. 80-81.
^"Maarke-Kerkem". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
^"Maarkedal". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 May 2022.
External linksedit
Webpage at Reocities
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