Bellem
Sign in to saveBellem is a village and deelgemeente (sub-municipality) in the municipality of Aalter in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The village was originally called Bethlehem. Bellem is located about west of Ghent.
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Bellem is a village and deelgemeente (sub-municipality) in the municipality of Aalter in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The village was originally called Bethlehem. Bellem is located about west of Ghent.
== History == The parish Bellem was founded around 1240 as Bethlehem. It was first mentioned as Bellem in 1291. The village was a heerlijkheid, but used to contain five enclaves containing farms belonging to Schuurvelde. In 1577, Bellem and Schuurvelde were merged into a single heerlijkheid. Around 1650, a castle was built, and Bellem was elevated to barony in 1655.
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