- Blommerschot
The
hamlet of Blommerschot is located in the southeast ofOostmalle in theCampine region ofFlanders ,Belgium . Blommerschot was already mentioned in 1300 as "Eene oude Ridderlyck hof" (E: anoble 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 thefeudal rights of the "Land of Turnhout" (Wechelderzande-Vlimmeren, Lille, Gierle, Beerse-Vosselaar) from Philip IV Duke of Brabant in 1626.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 ).ee also
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* [http://www.malle.be/malle_algemeen/historisch_overzicht.aspx Malle history]
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