Vlierzele

Vlierzele is a village on the Molenbeek, in the Denderstreek, at the edge of the Flemish Ardennes, the hilly southern part of East Flanders, Belgium. It belongs to the municipality of Sint-Lievens-Houtem.

Etymologically the name Vlierzele is derived from Fliteritsale (in 639) and Vliendersele (in 1412). This is a combination of either the plant name "vlier", which is Dutch for "elder", or the person's name Flether, and "sale" or "sele", which both mean place of residence in Old-Dutch.

The neighbouring villages are:


 * Bambrugge
 * Bavegem
 * Borsbeke
 * Burst
 * Erondegem
 * Letterhoutem
 * Ottergem
 * Oordegem
 * Papegem
 * Vlekkem
 * Zonnegem