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Wakken

Field	Value
name	Wakken
settlement_type	Deelgemeente
image_map	WakkenLocation.svg
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Belgium
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	West Flanders
subdivision_type2	Municipality
subdivision_name2	Dentergem
coordinates
elevation_min_m	16
elevation_max_m	18
area_total_km2	5.36
population_note	Source: NIS
population_as_of	2006
population_total	2801
population_density_km2	523
demographics1_title1	Men
demographics1_info1	49.80%
demographics1_title2	Women
demographics1_info2	50.20%
postal_code_type	Postal code
postal_code	8720
area_code_type	Area code

the Belgian town formerly known as Wacken

Wakken is a village and deelgemeente in Dentergem municipality, in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The village is located near the confluence of the rivers Lys and Mandel.

History

Wakken is one of the seven oldest parishes in West Flanders. A charter dated to 791 makes the first known mention of Wakken: "in villa noncupante Wackinio." The spelling of the name has changed several times throughout history: Wackine (870), Wackinna (1010), Wachines (1183), Wackene (1351), Wacken (1467) and Wakken (since 1915).

In the Middle Ages, Wakken was a city without city gates. The fiefdom was owned by the Lords of Harelbeke.

Antoine, bastard-son of Philip the Good, made the court of Wackene to his residence in 1480. His son, Antoine II, married the daughter of Andries Andriessen, knight and Lord of Wackene. Their son Adolf of Burgundy became Governor of Zeeland, Vice Admiral of Flanders and special envoy of Philip II of Spain.

The fiefdom Wackene became a barony in 1614 and a county in 1626. It had its own arrondissement until 1823, when it became part of the arrondissement of Tielt.

Notable citizens

Joris Van Severen, founder and leader of Verdinaso
Jodocus Hondius, cartographer, publisher and humanist
Luc Verbeke, Flemish poet, author, flamingant, co-founder of the Committee for French Flanders
Hugo Verriest, Flemish priest, author and flamingant
Modest Huys, painter
Maurice Meersman, cyclist | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130731135152/http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=5847 | url-status= usurped | archive-date= July 31, 2013

References

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