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|image_caption          = Our Lady of the Nativity Church
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|subdivision_name2      = [[East Flanders]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Evergem]] <br> [[Ghent]]
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|population_as_of               = 2021
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'''Kluizen''' is a village in the municipalities of [[Evergem]] and [[Ghent]] in the province of [[East Flanders]], [[Belgium]]. Large parts of the original municipality have become part of the [[Port of Ghent]].
==History==
The area around Kluizen used to be a wilderness of heath and sand grounds. Between 1115 and 1119, the land was donated to the [[Ename Abbey]] by [[Baldwin VII, Count of Flanders]] for cultivation and the construction of church.<ref name="plat">{{cite web|url=https://mijnplatteland.com/meetjesland/kluizen/nl/ |title=Kluizen |website=Mijn platteland |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> Kluizen became a [[parish]] before 1179. The village was first mentioned in 1270, and means [[Hermitage (religious retreat)|hermitages]]. The area was cultivated by the late 13th century. Kluizen frequently suffered from war and was nearly depopulated during the [[Eighty Year's War]] (1568–1648). World War I and II also caused severe damage to the village. There are still 18 bunkers which were built by the German army between 1916 and 1917.<ref name="invent"/>
Kluizen used to be an independent municipality. Large parts of the municipality including the castle were annexed by Ghent for the construction of the [[Port of Ghent]] in 1927. Another annexation by Ghent followed in 1964, and the remainder was merged into [[Ertvelde]], because it was considered too small to be independent.<ref name="invent">{{cite web|url=https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/themas/14175 |title=Kluizen |website=Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=nl}}</ref> In 1977, the Ertvelde part became part of the municipality of [[Evergem]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/themas/13225 |title=Evergem |website=Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
In 1974, a [[water reservoir]] was constructed near Kluizen to provide drinking water for the regions [[Meetjesland]] and [[Waasland]]. In 1996, the capacity was increased with a second reservoir. In 2007, it produced 77% of the drinking water in East-Flanders.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.polfliet-kluizen.be/waterspaarbekken.html |title=Waterspaarbekken |website=Polfliet Kluizen |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=nl}}</ref><ref name="plat"/>
== Buildings ==
The Our Lady of the Nativity Church is a three aisled hall church in [[neoclassical architecture|neoclassic]] built between 1770 and 1772 as a replacement of the medieval church which was damaged around 1580 by the Calvinists. The church was enlarged between 1844 and 1845. On 22 May 1940, the tower was blown up and rebuilt between 1953 and 1956.<ref name="plat"/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://inventaris.onroerenderfgoed.be/erfgoedobjecten/33958 |title=Parochiekerk Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Geboorte met kerkhof |website=Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed |access-date=7 May 2022 |language=nl}}</ref>
== References ==
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{{Belgian municipality Evergem}}
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[[Category:Evergem]]
[[Category:Geography of Ghent]]
[[Category:Populated places in East Flanders]]