Blommerschot

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Blommerschot
Hamlet
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Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, located at Blommerschot
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Blommerschot
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°15′14″N4°45′29″E / 51.254°N 4.758°E / 51.254; 4.758
Country Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flemish Region
Province Antwerp
Municipality Malle
Area
[1]
  Total10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [1]
  Total38
  Density3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Time zone CET

Blommerschot was a heerlijkheid located in the southeast of Oostmalle in the Campine region of Flanders, Belgium. Blommerschot was already mentioned in 1300 as Eene oude Ridderlyck hof (E: a noble court), and possibly dates back from a Frankish settlement. In the 17th century it was owned by Johan de Proost, Lord of Wechel, who obtained the feudal rights of the Land of Turnhout (Wechelderzande-Vlimmeren, Lille, Gierle, Beerse-Vosselaar) from Philip IV Duke of Brabant in 1626.

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In the forests of Blommerschot stands a former hunting pavilion (Castle of Blommerschot), and a Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes (1900). The Cross of Blommerschot, located at Pulderbos, commemorates Léon Nève de Mévergnies (La Hulpe, 20 July 1848–Ghent, 26 January 1934).

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