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Sint-Lievens-Houtem (Dutch: [sɪnt ˌlivəns ˈɦʌutəm] ; French: Hautem-Saint-Liévin, not officially recognized) is a Dutch-speaking municipality of Belgium. It is located in the Denderstreek and at the edge of the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders (Flemish Region). Sint-Lievens-Houtem is crossed by the Molenbeek in Vlierzele, Zonnegem and Letterhoutem.
Sint-Lievens-Houtem | |
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Location of Sint-Lievens-Houtem  | |
  Sint-Lievens-Houtem Location in Belgium
The municipality in the Aalst arrondissement in the province of East Flanders  | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′N 03°52′E / 50.917°N 3.867°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Aalst |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Tim De Knyf (Nieuw Houtem) |
| • Governing party/ies | Nieuw Houtem |
| Area | |
• Total | 27.05 km2 (10.44 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 10,255 |
| • Density | 380/km2 (980/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 9520-9521 |
| NIS code | 41063 |
| Area codes | 053 |
| Website | www |
It is named after Saint Livinus (Sint Lieven in Dutch), a Christian saint believed to have been buried there.
The town comprises the former municipalities of Bavegem, Letterhoutem, Sint-Lievens-Houtem proper, Vlierzele, and Zonnegem, and the hamlets of Espenhoek, Cotthem, and Hoogveld, formerly parts of Oombergen.
Houtem Jaarmarkt
editIn November every year, Sint-Lievens-Houtem holds a winter fair and livestock market, the Houtem Jaarmarkt, at which hundreds of traders sell cattle and horses. In 2010 it was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.[2]
Places of interest
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Livinus Chapel (2008) -
Former water mill (2008)
References
edit- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Houtem Jaarmarkt, annual winter fair and livestock market at Sint-Lievens-Houtem". UNESCO. Retrieved 2014-12-05.
External links
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Media related to Sint-Lievens-Houtem at Wikimedia Commons- Official website - Only available in Dutch
- Webpage at Reocities
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