BELSELE
Belsele is a village and currently a subordinate
municipality of the city Sint-Niklaas, which is situated
in the Belgian province of East Flanders.
In 1217 Belsele became an autonomous parish. Also
Belsele and Sinaai were united in rule in a tribunal (under
the Keure van Waas). In 1795, Belsele became canton
Capitol of the Scheldt department, with as subordinate
municipalities Daknam, Eksaarde, Elversele, Kemzeke,
Sinaai, Sint-Pauwels, Tielrode and Waasmunster. This
statute was in force till the Belgian Revolution in
1830. Until the first half of the twentieth century,
Belsele maintained its typical character of a farmers
village in the Waas. Production aimed mainly flax and
wheat till 1850. This was changed in the twentieth
century, where the emphasis was put on food, building
and textile. Since the second world war, Belsele
evoluted to a green, residential residential area. The
most of the people work in Sint-Niklaas and Antwerp (less).
The hamlet Puivelde forms a separate entity. |