Editing Kapellen, Belgium (section)

== History ==
The communities that are now part of Kapellen date back to the 13th century. Hoogboom can be found as Hobonia on documents from 1267. Hoghescote, the current center can be seen 10 years after Hoogboom in Ertbrand, which has now become [[Putte]]. The Zilverenhoek neighborhood, only a part of Kapellen since 1983, first appeared in 1844 on a cadastral plan.

Since its origin Kapellen has been a part of [[herrschaft|lordship]] [[Ekeren]]. Since the 13th century, parts of the territory have regularly changed ownership. Eventually, in 1714 the entire [[Herrschaft|lordship]] [[Ekeren]] came under the ownership of one family, one of the lords Salm-Salm. During the French occupation, Kapellen became, in 1795, part of the municipality [[Stabroek]] until it, eventually, in 1800, became its own municipality. Since then they have slowly been adding neighborhoods of [[Ekeren]], [[Hoevenen]] and [[Stabroek]] to the territory of Kapellen. The current municipal borders have been determined since 1983 when the neighborhoods Hoogboom and Zilverenhoek from [[Ekeren]] became part of Kapellen.<ref>[https://www.schattenvanekeren.be/files/voordracht_ikbenvanekeren_brunoverbergt.pdf Bruno Verbergt, Ik ben van Ekeren. Ekeren-Hoogboom. Hoe een deel van Ekeren niet met Antwerpen fuseerde in 1983 (CC Ekeren, 23 mei 2013)]</ref>

In comparison to its worldly power, its spiritual power has had a less complex history. The parish of Hoghescote became part of the [[St. Bernard's Abbey, Hemiksem|St. Bernard's Abbey of Hemiksem]]. Until then the parish depended on the Saint-Lambertus church of [[Ekeren]].

The church of Kapellen is the oldest building in the municipality. Until the 14th century a chapel sufficed to help the people who lived there. The church has been built up and renovated further throughout the ages. The [[chancel]] for example dates back to the 14th century while the [[Transept]] was built in the 16th century. During the 19th century, the tower and the interior of the church were renovated in with a [[Gothic Revival architecture|neogothic]] look.
[[File:Monument-gesneuvelden-kapellen.jpg|alt=Monument for the fallen soldiers.|thumb|Monument for the fallen soldiers.]]
The further history of Kapellen is characterized by periods of growth and poverty. During [[Fall of Antwerp|the Fall of Antwerp]] Kapellen suffered greatly. All important buildings and 90% of all houses were destroyed. During [[Twelve Years' Truce|the Twelve Years' Truce]] there was a short resurgence of the municipality until 1623, when [[Plague (disease)|the plague]] raged. The real resurgence had to wait until 1674 when the church was rebuilt.

All this abruptly ended with the start of [[World War I]]. The forced service for the German army and the [[Spanish flu]] caused many deaths. After the war, there was a brief recovery period until 1930, when a crisis fell over the municipality. Recovery had to wait until after [[World War II]]. The municipality Kapellen was freed on 4 October 1944 by the Canadian battalion Les Fusiliers Mont-Royal.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/blnve_20131002_001|title=Kapellen herdenkt bevrijding|work=Nieuwsblad}}</ref>