Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde

Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde
Village
Saint Egidius church
Saint Egidius church
Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde is located in Belgium
Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde
Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde
Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51°01′08″N 4°06′21″E / 51.01889°N 4.10583°E / 51.01889; 4.10583
Country Belgium
RegionFlemish Region
ProvinceEast Flanders
MunicipalityDendermonde
Area
 • Total10.94 km2 (4.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total12,920
 • Density1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
Time zoneCET
Bloemencorso, 2023

Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde (French: Saint-Gilles-lez-Termonde) is a part of the municipality of Dendermonde in the Denderstreek in East Flanders in Belgium, a typical agricultural village in the Dendervallei near the junction of the railroads to Ghent, Mechelen and Brussels. It was formerly known as Zwijveke.[2]

Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde is birthplace to poet Emmanuel Hiel (1834 - 1894) and literature historian Wies Moens (1898 - 1982).

Every year, on the first Sunday of September, a parade of flower-covered floats, built in the different districts, is held in Sint-Gillis-bij-Dendermonde.

On 23 January 2009, a man attacked a children's daycare centre in the village, killing at least three people and wounding as many as twenty.[3] Italian singer Luciano Ligabue dedicated to the victims a song, Quando mi vieni a prendere? (Dendermonde 23/01/09) inserted in his 2010 album, Arrivederci, Mostro!.[4]

  1. ^ a b "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 42006C". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  2. ^ oar.onroerenderfgoed.be: Archeologisch vooronderzoek Sint-Gillis (Dendermonde) – Oud Klooster (Gevangenis) (pdf)
  3. ^ van de Velde, Antonia (2009-01-23). "Three die in Belgian child care center attack". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  4. ^ "Quando mi vieni a prendere? (Dendermonde 23/01/09)". Ligachannel (in Italian). April 26, 2010. Retrieved May 17, 2010.

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