Baaigem
Baaigem | |
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Coordinates: 50°55′59″N 3°43′5″E / 50.93306°N 3.71806°E | |
Country | Belgium |
Province | East Flanders |
Municipality | Gavere |
Area | |
• Total | 3.82 km2 (1.47 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 598 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Postal code | 9890 |
Website | www.gavere.be |
Baaigem[2] is one of the six villages belonging to the municipality Gavere. It is located on the edge of the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium, and used to be an independent municipality till the end of 1976.
Baaigem is 3.79 square kilometer large, and had 565 inhabitants on 31 December 2005. Its population is the smallest among the six villages of Gavere.
Places of interest
First record about the Saint-Bavo Church of Baaigem dates back to 1096. In that year, the Bishop of Cambrai (Kamerijk) allocated the patronage of the church to the Saint-Peters Abbey of Dikkelvenne, which moved then to the City of Geraardsbergen to become the Saint-Adrian Abbey. In 1147 the patronage was transferred to the Abbey of Anchin in northern France.[3]
The original church building had one nave and was made out of
In 1913, architect Geirnaert realised the construction of a second, Neo-Gothic building at the south side of the existing church. In 1988, the church underwent restoration.
The Government of Belgium assigned the oldest part of the Baaigem church as an important cultural asset on 15 December 1942.[4]
Opposite the church, an impressive farm estate is located, called "Hof ter Walle" (also "Hof te Baaigem"). It dates back to 1645, and originally belonged to the
Demographic evolution
- Source: National Institute for Statistics (NIS) of Belgium; Remark: from 1806 till 1970=census; 1976, 2005=inhabitants on 31 December
References
- ^ a b "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44020D". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Dutch Wiki about Baaigem, retrieved 2010-03-29
- ^ Koenraad DE WOLF, Architectuurgids Zuid-Oost-Vlaanderen. Romaanse bouwkunst (1000-1225), 1996, p. 41, and Architectuurgids Zuid-Oost-Vlaanderen. Gotische bouwkunst (1225-1625), 1997, p. 24 and pp. 69-70.
- ^ Koenraad DE WOLF, Architectuurgids Zuid-Oost-Vlaanderen. Van Empire tot Art Nouveau. De 19de-eeuwse Neostijlen (1800-1918), 1999, p. 84.
- ^ Koenraad DE WOLF, Architectuurgids Zuid-Oost-Vlaanderen. Barok, Rococo & Classicisme (1625-1800), 1998, p. 61, and Tijdstafel Baaigem (pdf-file at www.gavere.be)