Coordinates: 50°56′N 3°54′E / 50.933°N 3.900°E / 50.933; 3.900

Vlierzele

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Vlierzele
Village
Former town hall of Vlierzele
Former town hall of Vlierzele
Vlierzele is located in Belgium
Vlierzele
Vlierzele
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°56′N 3°54′E / 50.933°N 3.900°E / 50.933; 3.900
Country Belgium
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
MunicipalitySint-Lievens-Houtem
Area
 • Total6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total2,169
 • Density350/km2 (900/sq mi)
Time zoneCET

Vlierzele is a village on the Molenbeek, in the Denderstreek, at the edge of the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of East Flanders, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem.

Etymologically the name Vlierzele is derived from Fliteritsale (in 639) and Vliendersele (in 1412). This is a combination of either the plant name "vlier", which is Dutch for "elder", or the person's name Flether, and "sale" or "sele", which both mean place of residence in Old-Dutch.[2]

The neighbouring villages are:

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References

  1. ^ a b "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 41063D". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Heemkundige Kring Land van Rode, webpage about Vlierzele". Retrieved 22 March 2010.

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