Dikkelvenne
Title
Dikkelvenne
Also Known As
Bochoute, Boechoute, Boekhout, Bouchout
Dates
Founded ca. 1170; dissolved 18th c.
Affiliation
Medieval Diocese
Circary
History
The property at Dikkelvenne was given ca. 1170 to Ninove by Raas IV van Gavere, and a grange was established there. It also had a chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary. The property was sold off by the state in 1797, and in the 20th century was used as a distillery.
The site is now in private hands.
The site is now in private hands.
Status
Grange
Reference
Bibliography
Mersch, G. “Prévôté de Boechoute à Dikkelvenne.” In Monasticon Belge, Vol. 7. Province de Flandre Orientale, 3:569–75, 1980.
Van Durme, Luc. “Het Uithof van de abdij van Ninove te Dikkelvenne (Bochoute) en Velzeke. Een historisch-toponymisch mikro-onderzoek.” Het Land van Aalst 37, no. 1 (1985): 1–35. https://www.hetlandvanaalst.be/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/LVA-JG-37-1985-1.pdf.
Image Credit
The former grange of Dikkelvenne, ca. 1981. Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Dikkelvenne,” A Premonstratensian Atlas, accessed October 16, 2026, https://yvonneseale.org/atlas/items/show/439.