Deftinge
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Deftinge | |
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Village | |
| Church of Deftinge (2009) Church of Deftinge (2009) | |
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| Country |  Belgium |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Municipality | Lierde |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 1,338 |
| • Density | 246/km2 (638/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET |
Deftinge is a village which makes up part of the municipality of Lierde. It is located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. It was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Lierde.[2]
Overview
[edit | edit source]The village was first mentioned as Davatinge in the middle of the 11th century. The village was a part of the heerlijkheid and barony of Boelare during the Middle Ages.[3] The municipality was merged into Lierde in 1977.[2]
The village's coat of arms is of unknown origin. The arms were granted on 24 February 1819 and confirmed on 21 July 1843.[4]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Ferdi Van Den Haute (1952), road bicycle racer.[5]
Gallery
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Former monastery
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Dovecote
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School
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Community centre
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Error creating thumbnail: File missing Media related to Lua error in Module:Commons_link at line 62: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). at Wikimedia Commons
