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Melle, Belgium - Definition and Overview |
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Melle is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Gontrode and Melle proper. On January 1st, 2004 Melle had a total population of 10,569 (5,098 males and 5,471 females). The total area is 15.21 km² which gives a population density of 694.73 inhabitants per km².
Melle is already being mentioned in documents of the year 830, although the archeological findings prove the region was inhabited long before that date.
The name Melle has two possible meanings: The Celtic word Melina means Brown Water, on the other side the prehistoric name Melinos means Honey Yellow'
The village Melle consists of three regions: Melle-Centre, Melle-Vogelhoek and Gontrode (since the fusion in 1976).
External Links
Melle (Dutch Only) (http://www.melle.be)
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