Machelen, Zulte
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Machelen, or in full Machelen-aan-de-Leie, is a village in the municipality of Zulte in the province of East Flanders of Belgium. It was the hometown of the painter Roger Raveel.{{cite web |title=Machelen-aan-de-Leie |url=https://www.toerisme-leiestreek.be/nl/inspiratie/machelen-aan-de-leie |website=Leiestreek |accessdate=18 March 2020 |language=nl}}
History
Machelen was first mentioned in 697 as Machlinio. In the 11th century, the village belonged to the Lords of Oudenaarde. The Sint-Michiel-en-Cornelius-en-Ghislenus Church was first mentioned in 1163. In the 17th century, the church became a site of pilgrimage and was greatly extended. In 1914, the tower which was damaged in the 19th century, was repaired, only to be destroyed again in 1918. It was subsequently repaired in 1920.{{cite web|url=https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/38399 |title=Parochiekerk Sint-Michiel, Cornelius en Ghislenus met kerkhof|website=Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed |access-date=26 October 2020|language=nl}}
Machelen was an independent municipality until 1977 when it merged into Zulte.{{cite web|url=https://www.zulte.be/wapenschild-en-vlag |title=Wapenschild en vlag|website=Zulte|access-date=26 October 2020|language=nl}} The Roger Raveel Museum is located in the village.{{cite web|url=https://langsdeleie.be/nl/kunst/roger-raveelmuseum/ |title=Roger Raveelmuseum|website=Langs de Leie|access-date=26 October 2020|language=nl}}
Notable people
- Roger Raveel (1921–2013), painter associated with pop art.
- Gerard Reve (1923–2006), author buried in Machelen.{{cite news|url=https://www.nu.nl/boek/2496049/monument-gerard-reve-in-machelen.html |title=Monument voor Gerard Reve in Machelen |website=nu.nl|access-date=26 October 2020|language=nl}}
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Category:Populated places in East Flanders
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