Mariekerke, Belgium

In the early Middle Ages the village of Mariekerke was part of the Baceroth-estate that also included present-day Baasrode, Sint-Amands and Vlassenbroek.^[2] The parish of Mariekerke originally resided under the authority of the Land van Dendermonde, but in the 10th century it was added to the Land van Bornem.

The first mention of a church in Mariekerke dates tot the year 1212. In 1632, after it had been destroyed by fire, the church was rebuilt by Jeanne L'Escuyer, widow to Pedro Coloma, lord of Bornem.

In 1914, at the beginning of the First World War, the church was almost completely destroyed. In 1925 the church was rebuilt in the Neo-classical style.^[3]

• Jan Hammenecker (1878–1932), priest and writer. Next to the church there is a monument dedicated to Hammenecker.^[4]

51°03′49″N 4°11′32″E / 51.06361°N 4.19222°E / 51.06361; 4.19222