Sint-Agatha-Rode

Sint-Agatha-Rode
Sint-Agatha-Rode

Location in Belgium

Coordinates: BE 50°47.2′N 04°38′E / 50.7867°N 4.633°E / 50.7867; 4.633
Country Belgium
Region Flemish Region
Community Flemish Community
Province Flemish Brabant
Municipality Huldenberg
Area
  Total 7.23 km2 (2.79 sq mi)
Population (01-01-2006)[1]
  Total 1,532
  Density 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
Postal codes 3040
Area codes 016
Website www.huldenberg.be

Sint-Agatha-Rode,named after the third-century Christian martyr Saint Agatha of Sicily,[2] is a Dutch-speaking village in Belgian province of Flemish Brabant and lies within the district of the town of Huldenberg.[lower-alpha 1] Historically Sint-Agatha-Rode was an independent municipality (Gemeente) until the merger of Belgian municipalities in 1977 when it was joined to the town of Huldenberg.

Sint-Agatha-Rode is located east of the town centre of Huldenberg, in the hills between the valleys of the river Dijle which is the eastern boundary of the Huldenberg district and the river Laan which is the western boundary. North of the town center of Sint Agatha-Rode the Laan joins the Dyle. The eastern boundary of the village is the language barrier with the Walloon villages of Nethen and Pecrot and to the south is the Flemish village of Ottenburg. Sint-Agatha-Rode has developed from being an agricultural village to become a rural residential town.

Situation of Sint-Agatha-Rode (green) as a part of the greater Huldenberg municipality (blue).

Attractions

The New Chateau of Sint Agatha Rode
The St. Agatha Church
Aerial view of the area round the church of Sint-Agatha-Rode

Scenery

The Grootbroek nature reserve
The Rodebos nature reserve

History

Graves of British soldiers in churchyard

Notes

  1. After the Battle of Wavre in 1815 the Prussian general Thielemann located his headquarters here, and in contemporary English accounts and some modern ones it is often spelt St Achtenrode. [3]
  1. Source: NIS
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Walton, Denzil (31 October 2012) Red river Flanders Today, Retrieved 25 March 2016
  3. Parkinson 2002, p. 283.
  4. Gobertange sandy limestone Description of Gobertange sandy limestone Belgian stone. Accessed 25 March 2016.
  5. "Sint-Agathakerk Sint-Agatha-Rode (The Sint Agatha church)". Vlaams Brabant. Flemish Brabant Tourism. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Huldenberg Brochure", Huldenberg Town Council, October 2006
  7. Open Monumentendag (Open Monument Day) 14 September 2008 Sint Agatha Rode Het Kasteel (The Chateau) accessed on 19 October 2009.
  8. Van Scharen, Kris and Fluyt, Frederik (updated 24 November 2011) The Grootbroek in Sint Agatha Rode Nature Study Group Dijleland (in Dutch), Retrieved 14 October 2011
  9. A walk out round the Grootbroek in Sint Agatha Rode Accessed 19 October 2009.
  10. "Natuurreservaat Grootbroek (Grootbroek nature reserve)". Vlaams Brabant. Flemish Brabant Tourism. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  11. "Natuurgebied Rodebos en Laanvallei (The Rodebos nature reserve and the Laan valley)". Vlaams Brabant. Flemish Brabant Tourism. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  12. Raasen Hans (Updated 17 November 2008) The Rodebos and the Laan Valley Nature Study Group Dijleland (in Dutch), Retrieved 11 October 2011
  13. De Keersmaeker, Luc et al (2004) Vlaams Natuurreservaat Rodebos en Laanvallei - Monitoringrapport (Monitoring Report on the Flemish Rodebos and Laan Valley Nature Reserve) Institute of Forestry and Game Management, Geraardsbergen, Belgium, report number IBW.Bb.R.2004.11 (in Dutch with English summary) Retrieved 25 March 2016
  14. Trappeniers, Jos, Cultural Councillor, (2007) Huldenberg Cultural Plan 2008-2013, 1.4 History Pp 7-9, (in Dutch) Huldenberg Town Council
  15. 1 2 3 Martens, Eric (1978), "Uit Het Verleden van de gemeente Huldenberg" (From the past of the Town of Huldenberg), (in Dutch) Huldenberg, Printed by L. Vanmelle N.V. Gent, No: D/1978/2789
  16. A photograph of the site of the castle of Sint-Agatha-Rode is shown in Eric Martens 1978 book on page 84
  17. Staff 1st Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers at Saint-Venant, May 1940 Stories from the museum, Royal Welch Fusilers Regimemental Museum, Retrieved 19 January 2012

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Coordinates: 50°47′N 4°38′E / 50.783°N 4.633°E / 50.783; 4.633

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