Kruishoutem

Kruishoutem
Village and former municipality
Street view
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Kruishoutem Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 50°54′N 03°31′E
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Oudenaarde
Municipality	Kruisem
Area
• Total	27.24 km2 (10.52 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	5,394
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zone	CET
Postal code	9770-9772
Dialing code	09
Website	www.kruishoutem.be

Kruishoutem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˌkrœysˈɦʌutɛm], in French and English Cruyshautem) is a village and was a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprised the towns of Kruishoutem proper, Nokere and Wannegem-Lede. In January 2018, the municipality of Kruishoutem had a total population of 8,086. The total area is 46.76 km². On 1 January 2019, Kruishoutem and Zingem merged into the new municipality of Kruisem.

The SONS Museum is located in Kruisem.

Notable people

• Charles Louis Spilthoorn (Spilthooren), born 12 October 1804 in Kruishoutem ; died 12 September 1872 in Brussels, lawyer and politician.
• Henry Gabriëls, born in Wannegem-Lede on 6 October 1838, professor & rector in Saint Joseph's Seminary in Troy, New York ; bishop of Ogdensburg, New York, until his death in 1921. Created Sanatorium Gabriels and town Gabriels, New York.
• Adolf Daens, priest in Kruishoutem in 1878–1879, later member of the Parliament.

Gallery

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  Church of Nokere
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  Town hall
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  Windmill Schietsjampettermolen
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  Pub in Kruishoutem

External links

• Media related to Kruishoutem at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website (in Dutch)