Affligem Abbey

Affligem Abbey
Abdij Affligem (Dutch)
The Abbey of Affligem
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General information
TypeAbbey
Town or cityAffligem, Flemish Brabant
CountryBelgium
Construction started1086

Affligem Abbey (Dutch: Abdij Affligem, French: Abbaye d'Affligem) is a Benedictine abbey in the historic village of Hekelgem, now in the municipality of Affligem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium, 19 km (12 mi) to the north-west of Brussels. Dedicated in 1086, it was the most important monastery in the Duchy of Brabant and therefore often called Primaria Brabantiae.