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Nazareth (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnaːzaːrɛt] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Eke and Nazareth proper. In 2021, Nazareth had a total population of 11,844.[2] The total area is 35.19 km2[3] which gives a population density of 320 inhabitants per km2.
Nazareth | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Nazareth  | |
  Nazareth Location in Belgium
Location of Nazareth in East Flanders  | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′N 03°36′E / 50.967°N 3.600°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Ghent |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Danny Claeys (CD&V) |
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V, Vooruit-Groen |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.43 km2 (13.68 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 11,574 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (850/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 9810 |
| NIS code | 44048 |
| Area codes | 09 |
| Website | www.nazareth.be |
Etymology
editThere are various hypotheses for the origin of the name "Nazareth", dated to a text of songs from 1259 CE. It is possible that Nazareth was named after the biblical city of Nazareth. It is also possible, but less likely, that Nazareth was originally a slip of the word magherhet (thinness).
History
editThe community was first recorded in 1259.
Heraldry
editThe arms of Nazareth is a composition of two family crests:
- The first part is the arms of the family Rockolfing: three gold roses geknopt throat in the field, vert scrolled head and a shield charged with a throat depth and looking round lion of gold, tongued gules.
- The second part is the escutcheon of the family Kervyn Volkaersbeke: saber in a twill together right in the head by an acorn, stemmed and browsed in two pieces, left in the mind of a six-pointed star, everything from gold and the one point eagle leg of silver.
Sights
edit- 19th-century church (1861 – 1870)
References
edit- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44048". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ "Nazareth". Vlaanderen.be (in Dutch). 2014-08-28. Retrieved 2021-01-18.
External links
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Media related to Nazareth, Belgium at Wikimedia Commons- Official website (in Dutch)
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