Deftinge
{{Short description|Village in Flemish Region, Belgium}}
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Deftinge is a village which makes up part of the municipality of Lierde. It is located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the Belgian province of East Flanders. It was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Lierde.{{cite web|url=https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/themas/13301 |title=Lierde |website=Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed |access-date=25 October 2020|language=nl}}
Overview
The village was first mentioned as Davatinge in the middle of the 11th century. The village was a part of the heerlijkheid and barony of Boelare during the Middle Ages.{{cite web|url=https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/themas/14360 |title=Deftinge |website=Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed |access-date=24 October 2020|language=nl}} The municipality was merged into Lierde in 1977.
The village's coat of arms is of unknown origin. The arms were granted on 24 February 1819 and confirmed on 21 July 1843.{{cite web |url=http://www.lierde.be/website/5-www/11-www/12-www.html |title=Deftinge |website=Lierde |access-date=25 October 2020 |archive-date=28 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028211614/http://www.lierde.be/website/5-www/11-www/12-www.html |url-status=dead }}
Notable people
Gallery
File:Moederklooster van de congregatie van de zusters van Sint-Vincentius a Paulo - Deftinge.jpg|Former monastery
File:Duivenhok - Deftinge.jpg|Dovecote
File:Bewaarschool van den Heilige Josef - Gemeldorp - Deftinge - 2018.jpg|School
File:Ontmoetingscentrum de Kommalier - Deftinge.jpg|Community centre