Verrebroek
Encyclopedia
Verrebroek is a town and deelgemeente
in the municipality
of Beveren
in East Flanders
, Belgium
. Verrebroek was its own municipality until January 1, 1977 when it was merged with Beveren as part of the fusion of municipalities in Belgium. Just before the merger, it had a total of 1275 inhabitants, while at the end of 2007, it had 1913 inhabitants.
Deelgemeente
A deelgemeente is a subdivision of a gemeente in Belgium and the Netherlands.-Belgium:...
in the municipality
Municipalities of Belgium
Belgium comprises 589 municipalities grouped into five provinces in each of two regions and into a third region, the Brussels-Capital Region, comprising 19 municipalities that do not belong to a province...
of Beveren
Beveren
Beveren is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Beveren proper, Doel, Haasdonk, Kallo, Kieldrecht, Melsele, Verrebroek and Vrasene....
in East Flanders
East Flanders
East 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...
, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. Verrebroek was its own municipality until January 1, 1977 when it was merged with Beveren as part of the fusion of municipalities in Belgium. Just before the merger, it had a total of 1275 inhabitants, while at the end of 2007, it had 1913 inhabitants.
Famous inhabitants
- Philip VerheyenPhilip Verheyenthumb|420px|Philip Verheyen Dissecting His Amputated Leg. Anonymous. From the collection of Pieter Deheijde.Philip Verheyen was a Belgian surgeon.-His birth and the beginning of his education:...
, surgeon