Wechelderzande

Wechelderzande was first mentioned in 1182 and belonged the Land van Turnhout. Wechelderzande used to form a heerlijkheid with the town of Vlimmeren. In 1768, the two towns were separated.^[2] The centre of Wechelderzande has the inn Den Hert which was built in 1603.^[3]

At the end of 19th century beginning of the 20th century it was a favourite site for several painters among them Henry van de Velde. Wechelderzande was an independent municipality until 1977 when it was merged into Lille.^[4]

In 1995, Wechelderzande was the site of the high-profile murder of Karel Van Noppen, a government livestock inspector, who was investigating the use of growth hormones on cattle, by organised crime "hormone mafia".^[5]

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  Former inn Den Hart
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  Hof d'Intere
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  Inn Den Keizer