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Drongen (French: Tronchiennes) is a borough of the city of Ghent (Ghent (district), East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium).
It is divided in three neighbourhoods, here also called hamlets: Drongen-Centre, 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 the 9th century, 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 destroyed by Calvinists. In 1638 a restored monastery reopened. 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.
It is divided in three neighbourhoods, here also called hamlets: Drongen-Centre, 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 the 9th century, 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 destroyed by Calvinists. In 1638 a restored monastery reopened. 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.
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