Hekelgem
Sign in to savethumb|An aerial view of Hekelgem (2008) Hekelgem is a village in the province Flemish Brabant, Belgium. In 1977 it merged with Essene and Teralfene to form the municipality of Affligem, of which it remains a section. The merged municipality is named after the historic Affligem Abbey in Hekelgem.
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thumb|An aerial view of Hekelgem (2008) Hekelgem is a village in the province Flemish Brabant, Belgium. In 1977 it merged with Essene and Teralfene to form the municipality of Affligem, of which it remains a section. The merged municipality is named after the historic Affligem Abbey in Hekelgem.
==History== The oldest mentions of Hekelgem are as Hecelengim (1105), Eclegen (1119) and Heclengem (1148). Historically it has often been referred to as Hekelghem.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hekelgem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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