Lovendegem

Lovendegem () is a town and former municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Lovendegem proper and Vinderhoute. In 2018, Lovendegem had a total population of 9,574. The total area is 19.48 km2.

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Settlement.official_name: Lovendegem
Settlement.settlement_type: Village and former municipality
Settlement.image_skyline: 5662lovendegem.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Lovendegem, seen across the Ghent-Bruges Canal
Settlement.image_flag: Lovendegem vlag.svg
Settlement.image_seal: Blason ville be Lovendegem.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Belgium
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Belgium
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Arrondissement
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Flemish Region
Settlement.subdivision_name2: East Flanders
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Ghent

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Wikidata facts

Population: 9574
Area: 19.48
Official website: www.lovendegem.be
Image: Kasteel van Lovendegem 23-06-2008 12-45-25.JPG
Dialing code: 09

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postal code: 9921
Commons category: Lovendegem
annual number of weddings: 30
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2018-12-31

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== History == The name of the town was first recorded as Lovendenghiem in 1150, but there are traces of human settlements back to the Iron Age. The name means "settlement of the people of Lubantos (person)". Lovendegem used to be a complicated patchwork of heerlijkheden (landed estates) and one barony. The religious wars of the late 16th century and the subsequent repression by the Iron Duke caused a near abandonment of Lovendegem. For most of its history, it was an agricultural community. From the 1960s onwards, Lovendegem developed into a residential town. and experienced a steady population growth.