Vlierzele
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Vlierzele | |
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Village | |
 Former town hall of Vlierzele | |
  Vlierzele Location in Belgium | |
| Coordinates: 50°56′N 3°54′E / 50.933°N 3.900°E | |
| Country |  Belgium |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | East Flanders |
| Municipality | Sint-Lievens-Houtem |
| Area | |
• Total | 6.23 km2 (2.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 2,169 |
| • Density | 350/km2 (900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET |
Vlierzele is a village on the Molenbeek, in the Denderstreek, at the edge of the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of East Flanders, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem.
Etymologically the name Vlierzele is derived from Fliteritsale (in 639) and Vliendersele (in 1412). This is a combination of either the plant name "vlier", which is Dutch for "elder", or the person's name Flether, and "sale" or "sele", which both mean place of residence in Old-Dutch.[2]
The neighbouring villages are:
