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The municipality was formed in 1975 by the merger of the eight sub-municipalities of today, but the sub-communities Erpe and Mere initially disagreed on the new name for the merged municipality. While Erpe had the largest area, Mere was central in the entire area and had more inhabitants. As a compromise they choose the double name Erpe-Mere.
Mere is a sub-municipality of Erpe-Mere in Flanders. It is located on the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek in the Denderstreek in the southeast of East Flanders and belongs to Arrondissement of Aalst . It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of Erpe , Ottergem , Bambrugge and Aaigem and the municipalities Haaltert (sub-municipality Haaltert) and Aalst ...
Erpe was first mentioned in a document of 1057, although the village is probably much older. The name is derived from the word Erpo. In the 18th and 19th centuries the population of Erpe grew steadily. In 1769 there were 1032 inhabitants, in 1801 there were 1638 inhabitants, and by 1893 the village had 2394 inhabitants.
It is a very common name for brooks in the Netherlands and Belgium, such as the Molenbeek (Erpe-Mere Bovenschelde), as well as the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek, both in the Denderstreek, Belgium. Although first applied to the brook that flowed through the village, [ 2 ] the name Molenbeek (originally spelled Molembecca ) eventually came to be used ...
Erondegem is a sub-municipality of Erpe-Mere in Flanders, Belgium. It is located on the Molenbeek in the Denderstreek, southeast of East Flanders and belongs to the Arrondissement of Aalst. It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of Erpe and Ottergem and the municipalities of Sint-Lievens-Houtem (sub-municipality Vlierzele) and Lede (sub ...
Burst is a sub-municipality of Erpe-Mere in Belgium. It is located on the Molenbeek in the Denderstreek , southeast of East Flanders and belongs to the Arrondissement of Aalst . It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of Bambrugge and Aaigem , as well as the municipalities of Herzele (sub-municipalities Ressegem and Borsbeke) and Sint-Lievens ...
Bambrugge is a sub-municipality of Erpe-Mere in Flanders. It is located on the Molenbeek in the Denderstreek , southeast of East Flanders and belongs to the Arrondissement of Aalst . It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of Vlekkem , Ottergem , Mere , Aaigem and Burst and the municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem (sub-municipality Zonnegem ).
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