Sint-Denijs-Westrem lies on the Roman road between Kortrijk and Ghent. Archeological digs on the Flanders Expo site have shown significant signs of settlement from prehistory through the middle ages.[1]
During the late Middle Ages the castles of Idewalle, Borluut, Darupt, Hof ten Broecke, Maaltekasteel were built in and around the Sint-Denijs-Westrem area.
In 1858, architect, artisan and designer Jean-Baptiste Bethune moved his studio from Bruges to Sint-Denijs-Westrem.[2]
The town square ("Gemeenteplein") was built between 1895 and 1899.
Until the 20th century the area was mainly agrarian and sparsely populated; from the second half of the 20th century on the village has been steadily more densely built up, with many castle grounds subdivided for housing development.
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^Geschiedenis van Afsnee en Sint-Denijs-Westrem Accessed June 6, 2008.
sint, denijs, westrem, village, belgian, province, east, flanders, part, city, ghent, lying, southwest, city, center, between, sint, martens, latem, pinte, zwijnaarde, afsnee, deelgemeentecoordinates, 02139, 66889, 02139, 66889countrybelgiumprovince, east, fla. Sint Denijs Westrem is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders It is part of the city of Ghent lying to the southwest of the city center between Sint Martens Latem De Pinte Zwijnaarde and Afsnee Sint Denijs WestremDeelgemeenteCoordinates 51 01 17 N 3 40 08 E 51 02139 N 3 66889 E 51 02139 3 66889CountryBelgiumProvince East FlandersMunicipalityGhentArea Total6 24 km2 2 41 sq mi Population 2007 Total5 134 Density823 km2 2 130 sq mi Source NISPostal code9051History editSint Denijs Westrem lies on the Roman road between Kortrijk and Ghent Archeological digs on the Flanders Expo site have shown significant signs of settlement from prehistory through the middle ages 1 During the late Middle Ages the castles of Idewalle Borluut Darupt Hof ten Broecke Maaltekasteel were built in and around the Sint Denijs Westrem area In 1858 architect artisan and designer Jean Baptiste Bethune moved his studio from Bruges to Sint Denijs Westrem 2 The town square Gemeenteplein was built between 1895 and 1899 Until the 20th century the area was mainly agrarian and sparsely populated from the second half of the 20th century on the village has been steadily more densely built up with many castle grounds subdivided for housing development Notes edit Geschiedenis van Afsnee en Sint Denijs Westrem Accessed June 6 2008 J B Bethune De Stichting de BethuneExternal links editSatellite map at Maplandia com51 1 17 N 3 40 8 E 51 02139 N 3 66889 E 51 02139 3 66889 nbsp This East Flanders location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sint Denijs Westrem amp oldid 1115728061, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
