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Bossuit

Village in Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Bossuit is a village in the Belgian province of West Flanders and is a submunicipality of Avelgem. It was an independent municipality until 1977. It covers an area of 198 ha (490 acres) and had 441 inhabitants.[1]

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Coat of arms of Bossuit
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Location of Bossuit within Avelgem

The Bossuit Castle [nl] is located in Bossuit.[2]

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History

Bossuit was already inhabited during the Roman era, with archaeological finds of roof tile fragments and pottery shards along the Kortrijk-Bossuit canal). The oldest mention of the settlement is from 998. In a charter of 1038, the French king Henry I confirms the Ghent Saint Peter's Abbey in its rights and possessions, including the church with land in Bossuit.[1]

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