Merendree

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Merendree is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and is a submunicipality of Deinze. It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. The village is located in the south of Meetjesland, at the intersection of the {{ill|Gent-Brugge Canal|nl|Kanaal Gent-Brugge}} and the Schipdonk Canal.{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KdBSAAAAcAAJ|title=Geschiedenis van de Gemeenten der Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, eerste reeks: Arrondissement Gent, vijfde deel: Merelbeke, Merendre, Moerbeke, Moortzele, Munte, Nazareth, Nevele|first1=Frans|last1=de Potter|first2=Jan|last2=Broeckaert|date=1864–1870|publisher=Annoot-Braeckman|via=Google Books |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917124208/https://books.google.nl/books?id=KdBSAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=nl&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false |archive-date=17 September 2024}}

The earliest written mention of the village is from the year 722 as Merendra.{{cite web|url=https://mijnplatteland.com/meetjesland/merendree/en/index.php|title=Merendree|language=en|access-date=31 March 2025|website=mijnplatteland.com}} In 2024, the remains of a Roman vicus were found.{{cite news|url=https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/04/05/archeologische-vondst-merendree-bij-deinze-enorme-site-uit-de-r/|title=Grote site uit de Romeinse tijd opgegraven in Merendree: "Duidt op militaire aanwezigheid in een dorp"|language=nl|date=5 April 2024|access-date=31 March 2025|website=VRT|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240422122911/https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2024/04/05/archeologische-vondst-merendree-bij-deinze-enorme-site-uit-de-r/|archive-date=22 April 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://avs.be/artikels/romeinse-schatten-merendree-a89278|title=Romeinse schatten in Merendree|language=nl|date=5 April 2024|access-date=31 March 2025|website=AVS|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240522113245/https://avs.be/artikels/romeinse-schatten-merendree-a89278|archive-date=22 May 2024}}