Hansbeke is a village and deelgemeente (sub-municipality) in the municipality of Deinze in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The village is located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) west of Ghent.[2]
Hansbeke | |
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Village | |
 Hansbeke Castle | |
  Hansbeke Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 51°04′33″N 3°32′04″E / 51.0757°N 3.5344°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Municipality | Deinze |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9.89 km2 (3.82 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 2,107 |
| • Density | 210/km2 (550/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET |
History edit
The village was first mentioned in 1147 as Hansbeka, and means "brook near Hamme". The parish was demarcated in 1242, and became part of the Diocese of Ghent in 1559. In 1838, a railway station opened on the Ghent to Bruges railway line. Later the E40 highway was constructed parallel to the railway line. The improved connection to the outside world resulted in the transformation of an agricultural community into a commuter's town.[3][4]
Hansbeke was an independent municipality until 1977, when it was merged to Nevele.[5] In 2019, it was merged in Deinze. The villagers have established their own village council in December 2019, because they were worried that they were being ignored by the city in the larger municipality.[6]
Buildings edit
The St Peter and Paul Church was first mentioned in 1147. The old church was damaged by a storm in 1780, and demolished in 1790. In 1793, a three aisled basilica-like church was constructed. The tower was destroyed in 1918, and rebuilt between 1922 and 1923 by Valentin Vaerwyck in neo-Flemish Renaissance style.[7][3]
Notable people edit
- Erwin Mortier (born 1965), author[8]
- Julius Nieuwland (1899–1985), priest and professor of chemistry and botany[9]
Gallery edit
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St Peter and Paul Church -
Railway line protection during work on the transmission towers -
House in Hansbeke -
Street view
References edit
- ^ a b "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44049C". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Distance Hansbeke, Deinze, BEL -> Ghent, BEL". Distance.to (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Hansbeke". Mijn platteland (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Hansbeke". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Nevele". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Hansbekenaren richten eigen dorpsraad op: "Onze missie? De belangen van Hansbeke verdedigen én bewoners samenbrengen"". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Parochiekerk Sint-Petrus en Paulus". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Erwin Mortier". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "De nieuwe ringweg rond Hansbeke draagt zijn naam, maar wie was Julius Nieuwland?". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2022.
