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Drongen

Sub-municipality of the city of Ghent, Belgium

Summary

Sub-municipality of the city of Ghent, Belgium

Field	Value
name	Drongen
settlement_type	Sub-municipality of Ghent
image_skyline	Drongen - View 1.jpg
image_caption	View on Drongen, with the "Oude Abdij" (Old Abbey), the tower of the Church of Saint Gerulph, and the Pontbrug bridge over an arm of the Leie
mapframe	yes
mapframe-marker	none
map_caption1	Location of Drongen in Ghent
pushpin_map	Belgium#Belgium East Flanders
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1	Community
subdivision_name1	Flemish Community
subdivision_type2	Region
subdivision_name2	Flemish Region
subdivision_type3	Province
subdivision_name3	East Flanders
subdivision_type4	Arrondissement
subdivision_name4	Ghent
subdivision_type5	Municipality
subdivision_name5	Ghent
coordinates
area_total_km2	27.43
population_as_of	2020-01-01
population_total	13038
population_density_km2	auto
postal_code_type	Postal codes
postal_code	9031
area_code_type	Area codes
area_code	09

|mapframe-marker = none Drongen (; , ) is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium. It was a separate municipality until 1977. In 1967, part of the original municipality was already annexed to Ghent. On 1 January 1977, the municipality of Drongen was merged into Ghent.

Drongen is divided into three parishes: Drongen, Luchteren and Baarle.

Monastery

Drongen is known for its early medieval monastery, Drongen Abbey, founded in the 7th century by the monk Amandus, the Missionary of the Leie and Schelde. Destroyed by the Normans in 853, the monastery was rebuilt by the counts of Flanders. The monastery was the victim of the religious wars following the Reformation, and in 1578 it was once again destroyed by Calvinists.

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 French occupied and sold the abbey. In 1804, Lieven Bauwens used the monastery as a textile plant. The current monastery and abbey church date from 1859 and remain in use as a spiritual centre run by the Society of Jesus dedicated to the teachings of Ignatius of Loyola.

Notable people

Drongen is the birthplace of professional footballer Kevin De Bruyne.

Gallery

File:Abdij van Drongen 3-10-2010 14-42-55.JPG|Drongen Abbey File:Leie river at Baarle, Drongen.jpg|The Leie river at Baarle, Drongen File:Hoosmolen 9-04-2009 17-02-34.JPG|The Hoosmolen in the Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen

References

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