Nazareth, Belgium

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Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

Nazareth

Municipality

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 / 50.967; 3.600
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

Nazareth (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnaːzaːrɛt] ⓘ) is a former municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Eke [nl] 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.

## Etymology

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There 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

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The community was first recorded in 1259.

## Heraldry

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The 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

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* 19th-century church (1861 – 1870)

## References

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1. ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. ^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44048". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
3. ^ "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)

Places adjacent to Nazareth, Belgium

| Deinze | Sint-Martens-Latem | De Pinte

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Nazareth

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Kruishoutem | Zingem | Gavere

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