Drongen

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Drongen (French: Tronchiennes) is a borough of the city of Ghent (Ghent (district), East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium).

Drongen is divided into three neighbourhoods (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 853, 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 once again destroyed by Calvinists. In 1638 the abbey church was rebuilt and between 1638 and 1698 the monastery was restored. After a fire in 1727, the church tower was restored once again in 1734, with a distinctive appearance. In 1797 the French occupied and sold the abbey. In 1804 Lieven Bauwens used the monastery as a textile plant. 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.

Coordinates: 51°03′N, 3°40′E

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