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Sint-Antoniuskerk (Church of Saint Anthony) The
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The Basilica of Our Lady of Lourdes In 1884 a cave was built, after the cave present at the site of Our Lady of Lourdes, as a pilgrimage site. It became a very popular place of worship when truckloads of Christians came to visit the site. When the population of Edegem grew in the beginning of the 20th century the
Sint-Antoniuskerk in the center of town became too small. Thus plans were made to build an expansion. But when World War I broke out in 1914, the expansion was delayed. Afterwards the city council and the local religious institutions decided to build a new place of worship near the site of the
Cave of Our Lady of Lourdes due to the large number of pilgrims visiting the site. The church was designed by architect Louis De Vooght to be a neo-Byzantine basilique. Construction began in September 1931 and ended in the first half of 1933. In 2008, Pope Benedict XVI gave the Basilica of Edegem the official status of
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Kasteel Hof Ter Linden Kasteel Hof Ter Linden is a Neoclassical villa in Edegem. Its origins can be traced back to the early 15th century. In 1587–88 the estate was destroyed by Irish soldiers, reconstruction began in 1607. In 1725 it became a
Hof van Plaisantie (Court of Pleasures) and in 1770–1773 the current Neoclassical facade was built. An impressive alley of Lindentrees, planted in 1756, connects the castle with the
Sint-Anoniuskerk. In the 20th century the castle was inhabited by ''Baron and Baroness de Roest d'Alkmade''. ==Notable people==