# Deftinge

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Village in Flemish Region, Belgium

Village in Flemish Region

Deftinge Village Church of Deftinge (2009) Seal Deftinge Location in Belgium Coordinates: 50°47′N 3°50′E / 50.783°N 3.833°E / 50.783; 3.833 Country Belgium Region Flemish Region Province East Flanders Municipality Lierde Area [1] • Total 5.43 km2 (2.10 sq mi) Population (2021)[1] • Total 1,338 • Density 246/km2 (638/sq mi) Time zone CET

**Deftinge** is a [village](/source/Village) which makes up part of the [municipality](/source/Municipalities_in_Belgium) of [Lierde](/source/Lierde). It is located in the [Denderstreek](/source/Denderstreek) and in the [Flemish Ardennes](/source/Flemish_Ardennes), the hilly southern part of the [Belgian](/source/Belgium) [province](/source/Provinces_of_Belgium) of [East Flanders](/source/East_Flanders). It was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Lierde.[2]

## Overview

The village was first mentioned as Davatinge in the middle of the 11th century. The village was a part of the *[heerlijkheid](/source/Heerlijkheid)* and barony of Boelare during the Middle Ages.[3] The municipality was merged into Lierde in 1977.[2]

The village's [coat of arms](/source/Coat_of_arms) is of unknown origin. The arms were granted on 24 February 1819 and confirmed on 21 July 1843.[4]

## Notable people

- [Ferdi Van Den Haute](/source/Ferdi_Van_Den_Haute) (1952), road bicycle racer.[5]

## Gallery

		- Former monastery

		- Dovecote

		- School

		- Community centre

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-stat_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-stat_1-1) ["Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 45063C0"](https://statbel.fgov.be/sites/default/files/files/opendata/bevolking/sectoren/OPENDATA_SECTOREN_2021.xlsx). *Statistics Belgium*. Retrieved 6 May 2022.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-merge_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-merge_2-1) ["Lierde"](https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/themas/13301). *Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed* (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-erfgoed_3-0)** ["Deftinge"](https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/themas/14360). *Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed* (in Dutch). Retrieved 24 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Deftinge"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201028211614/http://www.lierde.be/website/5-www/11-www/12-www.html). *Lierde*. Archived from [the original](http://www.lierde.be/website/5-www/11-www/12-www.html) on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Ferdi Van den Haute heeft voortaan eigen biertje"](https://www.hln.be/lierde/ferdi-van-den-haute-heeft-voortaan-eigen-biertje~a3dd343f/). *Het Laatste Nieuws* (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 October 2020.

## External links

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