| Burst | |||
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| — Village — | |||
| Erpe-Mere in East-Flanders | |||
| Localisation of Burst in Erpe-Mere | |||
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| Localisation of Burst in the community of Erpe-Mere in the arrondissement of Aalst in the province of East-Flanders. | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Flanders | ||
| Province | East Flanders | ||
| Arrondissement | Aalst | ||
| Municipality | Erpe-Mere | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3.83 km2 (1.5 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Population (2003) | |||
| • Total | 2,968 | ||
| • Density | 776/km2 (2,009.8/sq mi) | ||
| Source: NIS | |||
| Postal code | 9420 | ||
Burst is a sub-municipality of Erpe-Mere in Flanders. It is located in the Denderstreek in the southeast of East Flanders and belongs to Arrondissement of Aalst. It is bordered by the sub-municipalities of Bambrugge and Aaigem and the municipalities of Herzele (sub-municipalities Ressegem and Borsbeke) and Sint-Lievens-Houtem (sub-municipalities Zonnegem and Vlierzele). Burst has 2968 inhabitants as of 1 January 2003 and an area of 3.83 km. The population density is 776 inhabitants / km ².
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The name Burst was first found in a charter of the Sint-Pietersabdij (Abbey) in Ghent. In this document of 1042 it is said that the village Burste is in the neighbourhood of a river with the same name, the "Bursitia juxta fluviolum Burste". It was not until a century later however, in 1151, that Burst was described under its present name, and the village was in the following decades, also named in several documents as Borst, Bost and Bust. The village had 125 farms in 1846, including some large ones. At that time there was a wheat windmill, three breweries and three distilleries in the village. At the beginning of the 19th Century, the village had 304 inhabitants, and by the beginning of the 20th Century it had 963 inhabitants.
In Burst the Sint-Martinus Church can be found. Burst belongs to deanery of Lede. As of 2011 there are still nine chapels, and most are still in good condition, but there are also some that are not maintained. There is also a cave in Burst.
Through Burst runs the Molenbeekroute. The Molenbeekroute is a cycle track network, known primarily for the mills of the municipality Erpe-Mere and two brooks that are located there, both of which have the name Molenbeek (mill brook).
In Burst plays the football club KFC Olympic Burst, that is currently (2011) active in is the second provincial league of the province of East Flanders.
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