Betekom

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Betekom with the church visible Parochiekerk Sint-Laurentius.jpg
Betekom with the church visible
The memorial for the miners in Betekom who died in the Marcinelle mining disaster Betekom mijnramp Marcinelle 24-10-2020 12-26-07.jpg
The memorial for the miners in Betekom who died in the Marcinelle mining disaster

Betekom is a village in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant and is a submunicipality of Begijnendijk. It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. [1] Rene Goriens, mayor of since 1964, became the mayor of the new formed municipality. [2]

The water mill Leefdaele mill  [ nl ] was built before 1378 and is a protected monument. [3]

The village centre has been a protected townscape since 1980 and has been an architectural heritage site since 2021. There are several 18th and 19th century buildings. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Betekom". Flanders Heritage Agency (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  2. ↑ Ereburgemeester Rene Goriens overleden, 22 December 2009, De Standaard
  3. ↑ "Watermolen van Leefdaal en omgeving". Flanders Heritage Agency (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Dorpskern Betekom". Flanders Heritage Agency (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 April 2025.

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