- Emelgem
Infobox Belgische deelgemeente
kaart1=
naam= Emelgem
provincie=WVLA
gemeente=Izegem
latitudeGraden=50
latitudeMinuten=55
latitudeSeconden=24
longitudeGraden=3
longitudeMinuten=13
longitudeSeconden=47
opp=5.44
inw=
datum=
dichtheid=
postcode=8870
netn=|Emelgem is a
village in the Belgian provinceWest-Flanders and a part (deelgemeente ) of the municipalityIzegem . Emelgem was een independent municipality until 1964. On that moment Emelgem had an area from 5,44 km² and was counting 5049 inhabitants.Emelgem is located close by the river the
Mandel and to thecanal Roeselare-Leie .History
Even in antiquity Emelgem was inhabited. Witness hereby are the prehistoric foundings like buildings and fire stones. Further they were also Roman and Frankishe foundings.
Emelgem was for a long time an agricultural village. Lots of inhabitants worked in the shoe and brush industry in the nearest city. After the
Second World War is the village developed into a residential town and is growed slowly with Izegem. On1 January 1965 Emelgem was added administratively with Izegem.ightseeing
* The protected Sint-Pieters church from the 18e Century.
Evolution from the inhabitants numbers
External links
* [http://www.emelgem.be Website from Emelgem]
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