Nazareth, Belgium

Nazareth
Coat of arms
Nazareth, Belgium Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°58′N 03°36′E
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Community	Flemish Community
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Danny Claeys[citation needed]
• Governing party/ies	CD&V[citation needed]
Area
• Total	35.19 km2 (13.6 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2010)
• Total	11,204
• Density	318.4/km2 (824.6/sq mi)
Postal codes	9810
Area codes	09
Website	www.nazareth.be
Map of Nazareth, Belgium

General information

Nazareth is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Eke and Nazareth proper. On January 1, 2006 Nazareth had a total population of 10,947.^{[citation needed]} The total area is 35.19 km²^{[citation needed]} which gives a population density of 311 inhabitants per km².

History

The community was first recorded in 1259.^{[citation needed]}

Etymology

There are various hypotheses for the origin of the name Nazareth^{[citation needed]}, dated to a text of songs from 1259 CE.^{[citation needed]} It is possible that Nazareth was named after the biblical city of Nazareth.^{[citation needed]} It is also possible, but less likely, that Nazareth was originally a slip of the word magherhet (thinness).^{[citation needed]}

Heraldry

The arms of Nazareth is a composition of two family crests^{[citation needed]}:

The first part is the arms of the family Rockolfing^{[citation needed]}: three gold roses geknopt throat in the field, vert scrolled head and a shield charged with a throat depth and looking round lion of gold, tongued gules^{[citation needed]}.

The second part is the escutcheon of the family Kervyn Volkaersbeke^{[citation needed]}: saber in a twill together right in the head by an acorn, stemmed and browsed in two pieces, left in the mind of a six-pointed star, everything from gold and the one point eagle leg of silver^{[citation needed]}.

Sightseeing

• A 19th century church (1861 – 1870)^{[citation needed]}

External links

• Official website (Dutch)