Grobbendonk

Grobbendonk
Municipality
Flag of Grobbendonk
Flag
Coat of arms of Grobbendonk
Coat of arms
Location of Grobbendonk
Grobbendonk is located in Belgium
Grobbendonk
Grobbendonk
Location in Belgium
Location of Grobbendonk in the province of Antwerp
Coordinates: 51°12′N 04°43′E / 51.200°N 4.717°E / 51.200; 4.717
CountryBelgium
CommunityFlemish Community
RegionFlemish Region
Province Antwerp
ArrondissementTurnhout
Government
 • MayorMarianne Verhaert (GiB)
 • Governing party/iesGib (local Open VLD), N-VA
Area
 • Total
28.37 km2 (10.95 sq mi)
Population
 (2020-01-01)[1]
 • Total
11,172
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Postal codes
2280, 2288
NIS code
13010
Area codes014, 03
Websitewww.grobbendonk.be

Grobbendonk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɣrɔbə(n)dɔŋk]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp (Dutch: Antwerpen). The municipality comprises the towns of Bouwel and Grobbendonk proper. In 2021, Grobbendonk had a total population of 11,249. The total area is 28.36 km2.[2]

The official flag of Grobbendonk was adopted in 1989. In terms of heraldry, the flag is quartered, I and IV argent, three hills vert, a bird sable (specifically a raven), II and III gules three fleur-de-lis argent.

History

Lordship Grobbendonk

Outer bailey of Grobbendonk Castle

Grobbendonk was known as Ouwen till it was renamed Grobbendonk in about the mid 18th century. This was the name of the Lordship (Heerlijkheid) Grobbendonk, centered on Grobbendonk Castle.[3] In 1545 Erasmus II Schetz became Lord of Grobbendonk.[4] In 1602, his grandson Anthonie II Schetz became the first Baron of Grobbendonck. In 1637, the lords of Grobbendonk became counts of Grobbendonk.[5] In 1726, the dukes of Ursel also became hereditary Count of Grobbendonk.[6]

The French Revolution cancelled the feudal system. It made that in most cases a Heerlijkheid became an almost insignificant title. One of the later lords of Grobbendonk was Marie Joseph Charles, 6th Duke d'Ursel (1848-1903).[7] The head of the house of Ursel is still lord of Grobbendonk.

Famous inhabitants

  • Assumption of Mary Church in Bouwel
    Assumption of Mary Church in Bouwel
  • Villa 't Wit Huys
    Villa 't Wit Huys
  • Windmill Molen van Bouwel
    Windmill Molen van Bouwel
  • Landscape near Grobbendonk
    Landscape near Grobbendonk

Notes

  1. ^ "Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2020". Statbel.
  2. ^ Statistics Belgium 2022.
  3. ^ Goetschalckx 1897, p. 2.
  4. ^ Goetschalckx 1897, p. 56, 146.
  5. ^ Goetschalckx 1897, p. 57.
  6. ^ Goetschalckx 1897, p. 222.
  7. ^ Goetschalckx 1897, p. 253.

References

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