Salphen

Salphen (also Zalfen[2]) is a hamlet which is part of the village of Oostmalle in the Campine region of Flanders, Belgium.The history of Salphen dates back to the 13th century when in the records of the Chapter of Our Lady (Dutch: O.L.In 1625 the farmer Adriaan Mattheussen built a chapel for the people of Oostmalle, which fled the village to escape the Bubonic plague.Adriaan Mattheussen built the chapel to commemorate the deceased.In 1734 a statue of the Our lady from the altar of the church of Rijkevorsel was placed in the chapel.
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