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Sint-Maria-Latem

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Sint-Maria-Latem
Sint-Maria-Latem
Sint-Maria-Latem
Sint-Maria-Latem is located in Belgium
Sint-Maria-Latem
Sint-Maria-Latem
Location within Belgium
Sint-Maria-Latem is located in Europe
Sint-Maria-Latem
Sint-Maria-Latem
Location within Europe
Coordinates: 50°53′24″N 03°42′23″E / 50.89000°N 3.70639°E / 50.89000; 3.70639
Country Belgium
Region Flanders
Province East Flanders
Municipality Zwalm

Sint-Maria-Latem is a village and a district in the municipality of Zwalm, in East Flanders, Belgium.

The village grew around the Roman road connecting Bavay with Boekhoute. During the Middle Ages, the village was the property of the House of Egmond. The village church is medieval, its oldest parts dating from the 13th century.[1]

References

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  1. ↑ Vandeputte, Omer, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Flandres et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. p. 1318. ISBN 978-94-014-1442-5.
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