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Village in Belgium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wontergem is a village in the Belgian province of East Flanders and is a submunicipality of Deinze. It was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977. Wontergem is located west of Deinze, near the border with West Flanders, near the Oude Mandel.[1] The village had 821 inhabitants in 1981.[2]
The oldest mention of Wontergem is from around 1019-1030 Guntrengem. The name Wontergem was first used in 1320. Wontergem was part of the Land van Nevele. In addition to various lordships, the Drongen Abbey had also possessions here.[2]
The "Sisters of Saint Vincent" from Dentergem settled here and founded a school in 1905.[3]
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