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Oostakker

Sub-municipality of the city of Ghent, Belgium

Summary

Sub-municipality of the city of Ghent, Belgium

Field	Value
name	Oostakker
settlement_type	Sub-municipality of Ghent
image_skyline	OLVOostakker 26-08-2009 16-34-02.NEF.jpg
image_caption	Oostakker Basilica
mapframe	yes
mapframe-marker	none
map_caption1	Location of Oostakker 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	10.47
population_as_of	2020-01-01
population_total	14074
population_density_km2	auto
postal_code_type	Postal codes
postal_code	9041
area_code_type	Area codes
area_code	09

|mapframe-marker = none Oostakker (; formerly spelled Oostacker) 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 1872, Sint-Amandsberg was detached from Oostakker. In 1900, 1920 and 1927, parts of the original municipality were already annexed to Ghent. On 1 January 1977, the municipality of Oostakker was merged into Ghent.

The hamlet is mainly known for the Shrine of Oostakker, a Roman Catholic shrine of the Virgin Mary. Residents of Oostakker are called Oostakkezen.

Shrine of Oostakker

Main article: Oostakker Basilica

The miraculous shrine of the Blessed Virgin is a place of pilgrimage from Belgium, the Netherlands and Northern France. It is a comparatively recent, dating from 1873 dating from a statue in a grotto built by the local gentry family. It was first opened to the local peasants on Sundays, but comparatively quickly it became very popular with a large Gothic church starting to be built in 1877. The shrine was entrusted to the Jesuits.

Gallery

Image:Basiliek Oostakker-Lourdes.jpg|Oostakker Basilica. Image:Oostakker - Sint-Amanduskerk 2.jpg|Church of Saint Amand.

References

Sources

References

(1975-06-01). "Gent - 19de- en 20ste-eeuwse stadsuitbreiding".
"LISTE ALPHABETIQUE DES COMMUNES - Fusions de 1963 à 1977".
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