Leest

The village of Leest in the municipality of Mechelen

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style=\"margin-left:4ex\"\u003EGrenspunt Leest - \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Mechelse_rand#Tisselt\" title=\"Mechelse rand\"\u003ETisselt\u003C/a\u003E - \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Heffen\" title=\"Heffen\"\u003EHeffen\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/div\u003E\n"},{"radius":[0],"pos":[{"lat":51.036991,"lon":4.424739}],"weight":"15","color":"gray","opacity":"0.45","title":"\u003Cp\u003EGrenspunt Leest - \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Heffen\" title=\"Heffen\"\u003EHeffen\u003C/a\u003E - Mechelen (inzake het gehucht Battel)\n\u003C/p\u003E","text":"\u003Cp\u003EDe zuidelijke grens van het historische \u003Ci\u003Egehucht\u003C/i\u003E Battel lag amper 75 meter ten zuiden van dit grenspunt en volgde (bij hun moderne namen) de Oude Leestsebaan en aan overzijde van de \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Leuvense_Vaart\" title=\"Leuvense Vaart\"\u003EVaart\u003C/a\u003E de Landweg om tenslotte aan de \u003Ca href=\"/wiki/Battelsesteenweg\" title=\"Battelsesteenweg\"\u003EBattelsesteenweg\u003C/a\u003E noordoostwaarts het domein Beaulieu te 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Het gebied van de Mechelse deelgemeente Leest
Klik de grijze grensstippen voor de namen van de buren.

Gemeentehuis en onderwijzerswoning in Leest

Sint-Niklaaskerk in Leest

Leest is een deelgemeente van Mechelen, gelegen aan de Zenne. Het is een landbouw- en groentenkwekersgemeente.

Geschiedenis

De oudste gekende sporen van menselijke bewoning gaan terug tot de eerste eeuw, waar in de 2e of 3e eeuw een Romeinse villa kwam te staan.

'Kronieken van Leest' is een blog met veel interessante historische beschouwingen in 'Archief', echter zonder overzichtelijke inhoudstafel.

Gebouwen

De Sint-Niklaaskerk bewaart enkele waardevolle schatten. Behalve de geheel gerestaureerde kastelen 'Moyson' en 'De Mot' zijn het 'Cruiningenhof', de 'Steynemolen' en enkele oude hoeven te vermelden. De pastorie dateert van 1625 en het brughuis aan de Zenne is een taverne uit 1783, waarin onder andere de fanfare ‍'Arbeid Adelt'‍ het licht zag.

Varia

Muzikale dorpsstrijd

Na de fusie met Mechelen eindigde een jarenlange politiek geladen dorpsstrijd tussen de 'Blekken' van fanfare Sint-Cecilia en de 'Sussen' van fanfare Arbeid Adelt. Meestal had de pastoor beslist wie voor- dan wel achteraan de processie van Leest stapten.

Evenementen in Leest

Leest is vooral gekend door Posse Leest Jaarmarkt, dat elk jaar doorgaat op de tweede Paasdag. Vooral de markt met de dieren, waaronder runderen, is een publiekstrekker. Op 4 mei 2012 stierf Willy De Nies, voorzitter van Posse Leest.

Bekende mensen in Leest

Oud-tennisster Dominique Monami verblijft in Leest, net zoals gitarist Jean Blaute, die tevens meter en peter zijn van de Oxfam Wereldwinkel in de oude pastorie.

FC Telstar tot SK Rapid Leest

In november 2007 bracht Marcel van Hoof een boekje uit over de "Geschiedenis van voetbalclub SK Rapid Leest".

Bier van Leestse oorsprong

In juli 2014 bracht de Leestenaar Nathan Peeters zijn oorspronkelijk thuis ontwikkeld doch via zijn bedrijfje Brouwershof te Steynemolen bij 't Gaverhopke te Harelbeke gebrouwen bier Steynemolen op de markt.

Lied

In 2014 bracht de Leestenaar Erwin Vloeberg (Soul4You) een ode aan de Sint-Romboutstoren naar aanleiding van het toenmalige Mechelse torenwijzerplatenreferendum.

Guinness Book of Records

In februari 2016 kwam de speciale fiets van Jeff Peeters in het Guinness Book of Records.

Filmlinks

Posse Leest 2012

Volksdansgroep Korneel Leest

Posse Leest 2018

Externe links

• Leest.be (Privéwebsite over Leest)
• Foto’s (op Flickr)
• Fanfare Sint-Cecilia Leest (op Wikipedia)
• SK Rapid Leest
• 1813 - Pieter Jan Diddens, deserteur onder Napoleon