5-787: Grotenberge is a village belonging to the municipality of Zottegem . It is located on the Molenbeek and the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek within the Denderstreek and the Flemish Ardennes , the hilly southern part of the East Flanders province, Belgium . Grotenberge is known for the Domain of Breivelde, a 19th-century large garden, turned into a romantic style park with an arboretum . The park also hosts
10-465: A castle. Construction started in 1830, the current state dates from around 1879. In 1970, the domain was bought by the city of Zottegem, and has received a protected state in 1982. The village was first mentioned as Grothemberge in 1235. It became an independent municipality in the 18th century, but merged into Zottegem in 1970. The former municipality covered an area of 4.66 square kilometres (1.80 sq mi). This East Flanders location article
15-523: A total population of 26,373. The total area is 56.66 km which gives a population density of 470 inhabitants per km . Zottegem is part of the hilly geographical area of the Flemish Ardennes ( Vlaamse Ardennen ); the hills and cobblestone streets ( Paddestraat ) are regular locations in the springtime cycle classics of Flanders. The city is known for its ties with Lamoral, Count of Egmont . Lamoral has an Egmont Castle ( Egmontkasteel ), an Egmont museum ( Egmontkamer ) and two Egmont statues in
20-712: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Zottegem Zottegem ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzɔtəɣɛm] , Sotteghem and Sottegem in older English and French language sources) is a city and municipality located in Belgium and more particularly in Flanders , in the province of East Flanders . The municipality comprises the town of Zottegem proper and the villages of Elene, Erwetegem , Godveerdegem , Grotenberge , Leeuwergem , Oombergen , Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove , Sint-Maria-Oudenhove , Strijpen and Velzeke-Ruddershove . On 1 January 2018, Zottegem had
25-597: The centre of Zottegem. He is buried in Egmont's crypt ( Egmontcrypte ) under the church. Leeuwergem Castle in Elene is an 18th-century stately home. There also the ruins of an 18th-century windmill can be found. Breivelde Castle in Grotenberge is surrounded by an English landscape garden. The archaeological museum of Velzeke exhibits findings from Gallo-Roman culture . This East Flanders location article
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