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Bambrugge
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Bambrugge is a sub-municipality of Erpe-Mere in Flanders. It is located on the Molenbeek in the Denderstreek, southeast of East Flanders and belongs to the Arrondissement of Aalst. It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of Vlekkem, Ottergem, Mere, Aaigem and Burst and the municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem (sub-municipality Zonnegem). Bambrugge has 1575 inhabitants as of 1 January 2003 and has an area of 2.89 km. The population density is 545 inhabitants / km ². Bambrugge has also a hamlet: Egem.

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Settlement.name
Bambrugge
Settlement.official_name
Erpe-Mere in East-Flanders
Settlement.settlement_type
Village
Settlement.image_skyline
Aaigem_Bambrugge_Burst_Erondegem_Erpe_Mere_Ottergem_Vlekkem.png
Settlement.image_caption
Localisation of Bambrugge in Erpe-Mere
Settlement.shield_alt
The panel of Bambrugge
Settlement.image_map
Ligging van Bambrugge in Oost-Vlaanderen.png
Settlement.map_caption
Localisation of Bambrugge in the community of Erpe-Mere in the arrondissement of Aalst in the province of East-Flanders.
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Belgium
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Flanders
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2
East Flanders
Settlement.subdivision_type3
Arrondissement
Settlement.subdivision_name3
Aalst
Settlement.subdivision_type4
Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4
Erpe-Mere

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
village
Country
Belgium
Located in
Erpe-Mere
Population
1575
Area
2.89
Elevation
34
Capital of
Erpe-Mere
Image
Aaigem Bambrugge Burst Erondegem Erpe Mere Ottergem Vlekkem.png
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Commons category
Bambrugge
postal code
9420
name
Bambrug
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Bambrugge is a sub-municipality of Erpe-Mere in Flanders. It is located on the Molenbeek in the Denderstreek, southeast of East Flanders and belongs to the Arrondissement of Aalst. It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of Vlekkem, Ottergem, Mere, Aaigem and Burst and the municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem (sub-municipality Zonnegem). Bambrugge has 1575 inhabitants as of 1 January 2003 and has an area of 2.89 km. The population density is 545 inhabitants / km ². Bambrugge has also a hamlet: Egem.

==History== Bambrugge was part of the village Burst until 1803. A census in 1893 reported that the village had 872 inhabitants. Bambrugge was mentioned several times in the Middle Ages. The name probably derives from the so-called banmolens (banmolen meaning compulsion mill). In these mills serfs were obliged to grind their corn. Another possibility is that the name is derived from the word "baan" (baan meaning way or road) or is a corruption of Banbrugge (Bridge of Banno, with brug meaning bridge).

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