Nazareth, Belgium
![Flag of Nazareth](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/59/Nazareth_%28B%29_vlag.svg/64px-Nazareth_%28B%29_vlag.svg.png)
![Coat of arms of Nazareth](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Blason_ville_be_Nazareth.svg/73px-Blason_ville_be_Nazareth.svg.png)
![Map](https://maps.wikimedia.org/img/osm-intl,10,a,a,270x200.png?lang=en&domain=en.wikipedia.org&title=Nazareth%2C_Belgium&revid=1142097332&groups=_9d5286ca63ebf8a871e7b541fcd02b357f864e04)
![Nazareth is located in Belgium](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Belgium_location_map.svg/250px-Belgium_location_map.svg.png)
![Nazareth](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/Nazareth_East-Flanders_Belgium_Map.svg/240px-Nazareth_East-Flanders_Belgium_Map.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png)
Nazareth (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈnaːzaːrɛt] ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Eke [nl] and Nazareth proper. In 2021, Nazareth had a total population of 11,844.[2] The total area is 35.19 km2[3] which gives a population density of 320 inhabitants per km2.
Etymology
There are various hypotheses for the origin of the name "Nazareth", dated to a text of songs from 1259 CE. It is possible that Nazareth was named after the biblical city of Nazareth. It is also possible, but less likely, that Nazareth was originally a slip of the word magherhet (thinness).
History
The community was first recorded in 1259.
Heraldry
The arms of Nazareth is a composition of two family crests:
- The first part is the arms of the family Rockolfing: three gold roses geknopt throat in the field, vert scrolled head and a shield charged with a throat depth and looking round lion of gold, tongued gules.
- The second part is the escutcheon of the family Kervyn Volkaersbeke: saber in a twill together right in the head by an acorn, stemmed and browsed in two pieces, left in the mind of a six-pointed star, everything from gold and the one point eagle leg of silver.
Sights
- 19th-century church (1861 – 1870)
References
External links
Media related to Nazareth, Belgium at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Dutch)
- v
- t
- e
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Belgieovl.png/100px-Belgieovl.png)
- Bold indicates cities
- Italic indicates municipality with language facilities
![]() | This East Flanders location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e