Tollembeek

Tollembeek is a sub-municipality of Galmaarden, located in the Pajottenland and is located with station Tollembeek on the railway line 123. The borough also includes the hamlet of Herhout. Tollembeek was an independent municipality until the municipal reorganization of 1977.Until the French Revolution, Tollembeek belonged to the Land of Enghien and the county of Hainaut. The territory was part of the Hernewoud, which was served by a mayor and six aldermen and which had several enclaves. It came to the Counts of Hainaut in the 9th century and in the 13th century to the Lords of Enghien. The first mention of Tollembeek dates back to 1148 and is then written as Tholobecca. Since the beginning of the 16th century, Tollembeek has been an independent village.

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