Nazareth, Belgium

Nazareth, Belgium
Nazareth

Coat of arms
Nazareth, Belgium is located in Belgium
Nazareth, Belgium
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°58′N 03°36′E / 50.967°N 3.6°E / 50.967; 3.6
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)[1]
 - Total 11,204
 - Density 318.4/km2 (824.6/sq mi)
Postal codes 9810
Area codes 09
Website www.nazareth.be

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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].

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