Michelbeke is a village in the municipality of Brakel, Belgium. It is located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. It was itself a municipality until the fusion of the municipalities on 1 January 1971.
Michelbeke | |
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Village | |
 Michelbeke church | |
  Michelbeke Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°49′59″N 3°45′49″E / 50.833°N 3.7635°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Municipality | Brakel |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.10 km2 (1.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 1,156 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (730/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET |
History
editMichelbeke has been inhabited since the Roman period. A Roman villa and bath house have been discovered during the construction of the Kammeland estate. The village was first mentioned in 1150s and is a toponym for mud brook. Railway line Aalst-Zottegem-Ronse opened in 1885 with a train station at Michelbeke which closed in 1963.[1] The municipality merged into Brakel in 1971.[3]
Sports
editWomen's volleyball club Richa Michelbeke plays at the highest level of the Belgian league pyramid.[4]
Gallery
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Miller's house -
View on Michelbeke
References
edit- ^ a b "Michelbeke". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 45059E0". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Brakel". Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ^ "Volley Richa Michelbeke 2011 - 2012". Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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