Blommerschot

Blommerschot
Hamlet
Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes, located at Blommerschot
Blommerschot Location in Belgium
Coordinates: 51.254°N 4.758°E / 51.254; 4.758
Country	Belgium
Region	Flemish Region
Province	Antwerp
Municipality	Malle
Area
• Total	10.81 km2 (4.17 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	38
• Density	3.5/km2 (9.1/sq mi)
Time zone	CET

Blommerschot was a heerlijkheid located in the southeast of Oostmalle in the Campine region of Flanders, Belgium. Blommerschot was already mentioned in 1300 as Eene oude Ridderlyck hof (E: a noble court), and possibly dates back from a Frankish settlement. In the 17th century it was owned by Johan de Proost, Lord of Wechel, who obtained the feudal rights of the Land of Turnhout (Wechelderzande-Vlimmeren, Lille, Gierle, Beerse-Vosselaar) from Philip IV Duke of Brabant in 1626.

In the forests of Blommerschot stands a former hunting pavilion (Castle of Blommerschot), and a Chapel of Our Lady of Lourdes (1900). The Cross of Blommerschot, located at Pulderbos, commemorates Léon Nève de Mévergnies (La Hulpe, 20 July 1848–Ghent, 26 January 1934).

See also

• Salphen

Sources

• Malle history