About the town » Drongen, Provincie Oost-Vlaanderen, Flanders, Belgium
Popular surnames at Drongen
- Van De Walle 286
- Lambrecht 184
- Baudry 75
- Dobbelaere 64
- Blondia 22
- De Meyer 21
- De Pauw 20
- Lejeune 20
- Coppens 19
- Martens 17
- Vercautere 17
- Verniers 15
- De Vreese 15
- Oost 15
- Van Hecke 14
- Van Kerrebroeck 14
- D'udekem D'acoz 13
- De Schuyter 13
- De Brabander 13
- Malfait 12
- Mestdagh 11
- Geirnaert 11
- Goethals 11
- Vernier 11
- Schelstraete 11
- Blontia 10
- Van Maldeghem 10
- Cornelis 9
- Demaertelaere 9
- De Backer 9
Records from Drongen
Source: Wikipedia Information
Drongen is a submunicipality of the city of Ghent. Drongen is divided into three parishes: Drongen, Luchteren and Baarle. Drongen is known for its early medieval monastery, founded in the 7th century by the monk Amandus, the Missionary of the Leie and Schelde. Destroyed by the Normans in 853, the monastery was rebuilt by the counts of Flanders. The monastery was the victim of the religious wars following the Reformation, and in 1578 it was once again destroyed by Calvinists. In 1638 the abbey church was rebuilt and between 1638 and 1698 the monastery was restored. After a fire in 1727, the church tower was restored once again in 1734, with a distinctive appearance. In 1797 the French occupied and sold the abbey. In 1804 Lieven Bauwens used the monastery as a textile plant. The current monastery and abbey church date from 1859 and remain in use as a spiritual centre dedicated to the teachings of Ignatius of Loyola.
