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Velzeke-Ruddershove is a double village in the Denderstreek in the province of East Flanders in Belgium, currently part of the municipality of Zottegem.
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Map of Velzeke-Ruddershove, 9620 Zottegem, Belgium
The two villages of Velzeke and Ruddershove were merged in 1825. Settlement in Velzeke goes back at least to Roman times, when it was a vicus situated at a crossroads in the network of Roman roads in Gallia Belgica.
Velzeke hoard
A hoard of third-century Roman coins has been discovered at Velzeke, including 91 denarii (ranging in date from the reign of Septimius Severus to that of Gordian III) and 93 antoniniani (ranging in date from the reign of Elagabalus to that of Postumus).
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Velzeke-Ruddershove Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA