Desteldonk
Sign in to saveDesteldonk () is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1965. In 1927, part of the original municipality was already annexed to Ghent. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Desteldonk was merged into Ghent.
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- municipality section
- Country
- Belgium
- Located in
- Ghent
- Area
- 5.71
- Elevation
- 5
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- DesteldonkKerk1.JPG
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- Desteldonk
- postal code
- 9042
- P13200
- C.K. Vineeth
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Desteldonk () is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1965. In 1927, part of the original municipality was already annexed to Ghent. On 1 January 1965, the municipality of Desteldonk was merged into Ghent.
The first historical record of Desteldonk dates back to 966 when it was listed as Thesledung. In 1236, it was named as a parish.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Desteldonk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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