Drongen is a submunicipality of the city of
GhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
(Arrondissement of Ghent,
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,
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,
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).
Drongen is divided into three parishes: Drongen,
LuchterenLuchteren is the most rural parish of Drongen, which is itself a sub-municipality of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium.Most shops and other important features are located in the main streets Beekstraat, Antoon Catriestraat, Boskeetstraat and Gavergrachtstraat, the last one holding the small...
and Baarle.
Drongen is known for its early medieval monastery, founded in the 7th century by the monk Amandus, the Missionary of the Leie and Schelde. Destroyed by the
NormansThe Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They descended from Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
in 853, the monastery was rebuilt by the counts of Flanders.
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Drongen is a submunicipality of the city of
GhentGhent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
(Arrondissement of Ghent,
East FlandersEast Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
,
FlandersFlanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France, and the Netherlands...
,
BelgiumThe Kingdom of Belgium is a country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters, as well as those of other major international organizations, including NATO...
).
Drongen is divided into three parishes: Drongen,
LuchterenLuchteren is the most rural parish of Drongen, which is itself a sub-municipality of Ghent, East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium.Most shops and other important features are located in the main streets Beekstraat, Antoon Catriestraat, Boskeetstraat and Gavergrachtstraat, the last one holding the small...
and Baarle.
Drongen is known for its early medieval monastery, founded in the 7th century by the monk Amandus, the Missionary of the Leie and Schelde. Destroyed by the
NormansThe Normans were the people who gave their names to Normandy, a region in northern France. They descended from Viking conquerors of the territory and the native population of mostly Frankish and Gallo-Roman stock...
in 853, the monastery was rebuilt by the counts of Flanders. The monastery was the victim of the religious wars following the
ReformationThe Protestant Reformation was a Christian reform movement in Europe which is generally deemed to have begun with Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 although a number of precursors such as Jan Hus predate that event...
, and in 1578 it was once again destroyed by
CalvinistsCalvinism is a theological system and an approach to the Christian life...
. In 1638 the abbey church was rebuilt and between 1638 and 1698 the monastery was restored. After a fire in 1727, the church tower was restored once again in 1734, with a distinctive appearance. In 1797 the
FrenchFrench people can refer to:* The legal residents and citizens of France, regardless of ancestry. For a legal discussion, see French nationality law.* People whose ancestors lived in France or the area that later became France....
occupied and sold the abbey. In 1804
Lieven BauwensLieven Bauwens was a Belgian industrial spy who was sent to Great Britain at a young age and brought a spinning mule and skilled workers to the European continent....
used the monastery as a textile plant. The current monastery and abbey church date from 1859 and remain in use as a spiritual centre dedicated to the teachings of
Ignatius of LoyolaSaint Ignatius of Loyola , was a Spanish knight, who became a hermit and priest, founding the Society of Jesus and becoming its first Superior General. Ignatius and the Jesuits became major figures in the Counter-Reformation, where the Catholic Church worked to reform itself from within and...
.
External links
Oude Abdij ("Old Abbey") Heemkundige Kring Dronghine ("Local History Circle Dronghine") Drongen.info