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Saint Margriete Church, Houtem
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Jeff S
January 7, 2024
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St. Margaret's Church... This single-aisled church was built through various construction phases... The extension of the nave and the tower date from the beginning of the 13th century, the Gothic choir from the 14th century... The materials of the The oldest part of the beech is of Gallo-Roman origin...
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JP
September 8, 2024
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Sint-Margriete-Houtem grew around a knight's farm where the current church was later built. Within the Freedom of Tienen, a farm was built at the edge of the forest at the beginning of the ninth century, which was given the name "house by the forest" or Houtheem. The residents were named after that house: the Houtems or Holthem. They were not citizens of the city of Tienen but formed the eiggen, a separate hamlet.
The house has disappeared, but the outbuilding still exists as part of the parish church, "made of quartzite and rough rubble bond and reused Roman constructions".
The house has disappeared, but the outbuilding still exists as part of the parish church, "made of quartzite and rough rubble bond and reused Roman constructions".
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