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Michelbeke is a village in the municipality of Brakel, Belgium. It is located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. It was itself a municipality until the fusion of the municipalities on 1 January 1971.

Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove is a village situated in the municipality of Zottegem, Belgium. It is located in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders. Its name refers to Saint Gaugericus (En. Saint Gery), Bishop of Cambrai during the 7th century. Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove used to contain two small heerlijkheden which were part of the barony of Zottegem.Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove in an agricultural community. In 1970, the municipality merged into Zottegem.

Sint-Maria-Oudenhove is a village in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. It was formerly an independent municipality. In 1977 the main part of the settlement became part of the municipality of Zottegem, with a smaller section joining the municipality of Brakel.

Nederbrakel is a town in the municipality of Brakel. It is located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. With 5,972 residents as of 2000, it forms the largest individual part of the municipality. Nederbrakel is located near the language border.

Elst is a village belonging to the municipality of Brakel. It is located in the Denderstreek in the province East Flanders in Belgium.

Zottegem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzɔtəɣɛm], Sotteghem and Sottegem in older English and French language sources) is a municipality located in Belgium and more particularly in Flanders, in the province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Zottegem proper and the villages of Elene, Erwetegem, Godveerdegem, Grotenberge, Leeuwergem, Oombergen, Sint-Goriks-Oudenhove, Sint-Maria-Oudenhove, Strijpen and Velzeke-Ruddershove. On 1 January 2018, Zottegem had a total population of 26,373. The total area is 56.66 km2 which gives a population density of 470 inhabitants per km2. Zottegem is part of the hilly geographical area of the Flemish Ardennes (Vlaamse Ardennen); the hills and cobblestone streets (Paddestraat) are regular locations in the springtime cycle classics of Flanders. The city is known for its ties with Lamoral, Count of Egmont; Lamoral has a castle (Egmontkasteel), a museum (Egmontkamer) and two statues in the centre of Zottegem. He is buried in a crypt (Egmontcrypte) under the church. Leeuwergem castle in Elene is an 18th-century stately home; Breivelde castle in Grotenberge is surrounded by an English landscape garden. The archaeological museum in Velzeke exhibits findings from Gallo-Roman culture.

Brakel (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈbraːkəl] ) is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek and the Flemish Ardennes. The name is derived from a Carolingian villa Braglo first mentioned in 866 and located in the center of Opbrakel. Since 1970, the municipality has comprised the villages of Nederbrakel, Opbrakel, Michelbeke, Elst, Zegelsem. In 1977 Everbeek, Parike and part of Sint-Maria-Oudenhove were added. On 1 January 2018, Brakel had a population of 14,781. The area is 56.46 km² which gives a population density of 262 per km². The mayor is Stefaan De Vleeschouwer. The region is known for the green hills and valleys, which attract cyclists and walkers and play a role in the Tour of Flanders cycling race. The Braekel chicken is named after the town. The Uitkijktoren, a 32 metres (105 ft) high viewing tower was opened in April 2001. It is located at 50.8124°N 3.7391°E / 50.8124; 3.7391 on the Twaalfbunderstraat, north-west of Nederbrakel. Orientation boards at the top enable visitors to identify places of interest in all directions.

Erwetegem is a village and deelgemeente (sub-municipality) belonging to the municipality of Zottegem. It is located in the Denderstreek and in the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of the province of East Flanders, Belgium. Erwetegem used to an independent municipality until 1970.

Opbrakel is a village and deelgemeente (sub-municipality) of the municipality of Brakel. It is located in the Denderstreek in the province of East Flanders in Belgium. It used to be an independent municipality until 1971 when it was merged into Brakel.

Velzeke-Ruddershove is a double village in the Denderstreek in the province of East Flanders in Belgium, currently part of the municipality of Zottegem. The two villages of Velzeke and Ruddershove were merged in 1825. The settlement of Velzeke dates back from at least the Roman era, when it was a vicus situated at a crossroads in the network of Roman roads in Gallia Belgica. The municipality merged into Zottegem in 1970.

Egmont's statue (Dutch: Egmontstandbeeld or standbeeld van (Lamoraal van) Egmont) is a statue of Lamoral, Count of Egmont in the Belgian city of Zottegem dating from 1872. Three identical statues exist: another bronze copy of the statue stands in Zottegem since 1968 and in 1997 a bronze copy was placed in the moat at Egmond Castle in Egmond aan den Hoef in the Netherlands.

The Egmont museum (Dutch: Egmontkamer) is a museum about Lamoral, Count of Egmont in the former town hall of Zottegem in Belgium.The museum was opened in 2018 for the commemoration of the 450th anniversary of the beheading of Lamoral on Grand-Place/Grote Markt in Brussels in 1568. It showcases different historical Egmont items such as paintings, etchings, coins and floor tiling from Egmont's castle. Furthermore, several objects from Egmont's crypt are shown, such as the 16th-century burial plaque of his wife Sabina, the plaque dating from the rediscovery of the crypt in 1804, the embalmed hearts of Lamoral and his sons Charles and Philip and 3D prints of Egmont's and Sabina's skulls.Since 1984 the former town hall also houses a shrine containing the cleft cervical vertebra of Lamoral. Two Egmont paintings are on display: Last honours to Egmont and Horne (1882) by Louis Gallait en Egmond castle in Egmond aan den Hoef (around 1570) by Dutch master Gillis De Saen.