Emelgem
Emelgem is a village in the Belgian province of West-Flanders and a part (deelgemeente) of the municipality Izegem. Emelgem was an independent municipality until 1964. On that moment Emelgem had an area from 5,44 km² and was counting 5049 inhabitants.
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  Emelgem | |
| Coordinates: 50°55′24″N 3°13′47″E | |
| Country | Belgium |
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| Municipality | Izegem |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.44 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Source: NIS | |
| Postal code | 8870 |
Emelgem is located close to the river the Mandel and to the canal Roeselare-Leie.
History
Even in antiquity Emelgem was inhabited, witness hereby are the prehistoric findings such as buildings and fire stones. Further, there also were Roman and Frankish findings.
Emelgem was for a long time an agricultural village. Lots of inhabitants worked in the shoe and brush industry in the nearby city of Izegem. After the Second World War the village developed into a residential town and grew slowly with Izegem. On 1 January 1965 Emelgem was added administratively to Izegem.
Sightseeing
- The protected Sint-Pieters church from the 18th century.
Evolution from the inhabitants numbers
19th century
| Year | 1806 | 1816 | 1830 | 1846 | 1856 | 1866 | 1876 | 1880 | 1890 |
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| inhabitants numbers | 1591 | 1689 | 1806 | 1932 | 1647 | 1776 | 1924 | 1853 | 2073 |
| Note:results from the people counts on 31/12 | |||||||||
20th century until the fusion with Izegem
| Year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1947 | 1961 | |
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| Inhabitants numbers | 2460 | 3131 | 3124 | 3390 | 4129 | 4729 | |
| Note:results from the people counts on 31/12 until 1970 + 31 December 1976 | |||||||