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Zele is a municipality in East Flanders, located between Lokeren and Dendermonde.
Info
The municipality belongs to the Waasland and has 20,457 inhabitants (2008), of which a large minority (about 12%) are of immigrant and mainly Turkish origin.
History
Zele was first mentioned circa 800 when Charlemagne donated the territory to Sint-Ludgerus, founder of the abbey of Werden (Essen, Germany). The monks built a deanery in Zele before 1141 which, according to legend, was set on fire in 1452 along with the castle, the mill and half of Zele. In 1699-1704 the baroque Saint Ludgerus Church was built.
Arrive
By train
Zele has a station on the Dendermonde-Lokeren line. So you can easily go to Brussels, there and back via Dendermonde. There are two tracks in the Zele railway station; it is the only place between Lokeren and Dendermonde along the single-track line 57 where trains can cross each other. The trains preferably stop at platform 1, which is the side of the station building. The gravel platform 2, equipped with only one guardhouse, is only used if 2 trains have to cross each other. This is for both practicality and security reasons. In order to reach platform 2, due to the lack of a connecting tunnel, the tracks have to be crossed at ground level. This must be done under the supervision and guidance of the station staff.
By car
By bus
Travel around
The municipality of Zele has no sub-municipalities. Within the municipal boundaries, in addition to the center, there are still a number of smaller cores of hamlets and districts.
To look at
- The baroque Saint Ludgerus Church was built in 1699-1704 and is listed. The octagonal church tower, which was only completed in 1718, is a 69-meter high rather massive tower that was once nicknamed "the watchman of the Scheldt" in a Flemish book and "the showpiece of the Lande van Dendermonde".
- A chapel and monastery building in the Kouter district.
- The blanket and its surroundings.
- A factory house of Huib Hoste in the Stationsstraat.
- A villa in the Dijk district that is protected as a monument.
- The "Hof ten Goede" in the Hoek district.
To do
To buy
Zele has some nice shops. They are mainly located on and around the Market.
Food
Going out
stay overnight
- The Curly Willow, Veldeken 39, Phone: 32 52 44 47 25, [email protected], [1]. Bed & Breakfast with 2 double rooms. Price for a double room: 50€/night, breakfast included.
all around
Ghent, Aalst, Dendermonde, Lokeren.
