Liezele was originally located in an area of heaths and forests. The village was first mentioned in 1138 or 1139 as Liensella when it became a parish belonging to
Affligem Abbey. The area was divided by the Lords of
Grimbergen and the
Duchy of Brabant. In 1662, the
heerlijkheden (landed estates) of Liezele,
Lippelo and became the property of J.F. de la Pierre. In 1795, Liezele became an independent municipality. Liezele used to be an agricultural area. The first soldiers were stationed in the fortress in March 1913. On 4 August 1914,
Germany invaded Belgium. Due to the speed of their advance, commander Fiévez asked permission to destroy the village of Liezele to deny the German Army cover. On the night of 4 to 5 September, the village, church, castle, and manor houses were burnt and the walls of the buildings were torn down. In 2019, Puurs was merged into the municipality of
Puurs-Sint-Amands. == Gallery ==