Vlamertinge

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Vlamertinge
Town
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From top to bottom: Saint Vedast Church and Former Town Hall Building
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Location in Ypres
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Vlamertinge
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°51′N2°49′E / 50.850°N 2.817°E / 50.850; 2.817
Country Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Region Flanders
Province Flag of West Flanders.svg West Flanders
Municipality Ypres
Elevation
17 m (56 ft)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
Postcode
8908
Area code (+32) 57

Vlamertinge is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and a borough of the city of Ypres. The village center of Vlamertinge lies just outside the city center of Ypres, along the main road N38 to the nearby town of Poperinge.

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In addition to the city center of Ypres itself, Vlamertinge is the largest borough of Ypres. In the west of Vlamertinge, along the road to Poperinge, is the hamlet of Brandhoek.

History

The earliest data about Vlamertinge date from the Middle Ages. In 857 a chapel was built in Vlamertinge. In 970 Ypres was destroyed and the chapel of Vlamertinge burned down. The oldest document, known to date, which includes the name Flambertenges, is a deed of the year 1066. Baldwin V, Count of Flanders, his wife Adela and their son Baldwin, in this deed gave goods to the church and the Chapter (religion) from Sint-Pieters by Lille. These goods were, among others, a tenth located in Elverdinge and also a tenth located in Vlamertinge - "In territorio Furnensi, in villa Elverzenges, decinam unam ; Flambertenges decinam similiter unam".

In the Ancien Régime Vlamertinge was a "Heerlijkheid" of Veurne-Ambacht with 22 backlendings and suffered a lot from the sieges of nearby Ypres.

During the First World War, the whole village was destroyed by bombing. In 1944, during the Second World War, Vlamertinge was liberated by a Polish armored division.

Etymology

Vlamertinge would come from Flambert (a name) + inga (son, descendant of (genitive)) + heim (domicile). The oldest known spellings of the current Vlamertinge are: Flembertenges (1066), Flamertingha (1123), Flambertinghes (1142), Flamertinge (1154), Flamertinga (1185), Flamertinghe (1200), Flambertengues (1202), Flamertinghes (1238), Flamertinges (1269), Vlamertinghe (1272), Vlamertinghes (1275), Flamertenghe (1275), Vlamertincghe (1280), etc.

Geography

Vlamertinge is 17 meters above sea level. The municipality also borders Ypres in the East, Voormezele in the Southeast, Kemmel and Dikkebus in the South, Reningelst in the Southwest, Poperinge in the West, Elverdinge in the North and Brielen in the Northeast.

Demographic developments

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From 1487 to 1697 we see a large decline in the population of Vlamertinge. The most plausible explanation for this would have been the Eighty Years' War in the Seventeen Provinces.

Vlamertinge

Economy

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There are 70 to 80 stores in Vlamertinge. In Vlamertinge there is a large company Valcke that makes concrete constructions and therefore also offers employment for many people in the village.

Politics

Baljuws, lords & awnings

Mayors

Vlamertinge had its own municipal council and mayor until the mergers of 1977. Mayors were:

Sights

Associations

Vlamertinge has many associations. The largest association is Chiro Vlamertinge. This youth movement has activities every two weeks at their premises.

Sport

Nickname

People speak of "Vlamertingse Pottebrekers"(Vlamertingisch pot crushers), and the pots that are meant here are obviously beer pots.

Well-known inhabitants

Honorary citizens

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References

  1. Vlamertinge in de jaren 1300.
  2. Buylaert, F. Repertorium van de Vlaamse adel (ca. 1350-ca. 1500) , p. 758.
  3. Hoeve Oud Kasteel - inventaris bouwkundig erfgoed\geheel\plaats.
  4. Crommen-Elst en Scheurpitte.

Coordinates: 50°51′N2°49′E / 50.850°N 2.817°E / 50.850; 2.817