Kerselare

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Kerselare is a small hamlet and pilgrimage site in Edelare, a village in the municipality of Oudenaarde in East Flanders, Belgium. It sits on Edelareberg, the highest point in Edelare. The site centers on a pilgrimage chapel with origins in the 15th century. A Mary statue was placed under a cherry tree (Kerselaar in Dutch), and many miracles were said to happen. Inns were later built nearby to help pilgrims.

A chapel in Gothic Revival style was built in 1614. It was renovated in 1887 but destroyed by a fire in 1961. A new, post-modern chapel was built in 1966.

Kerselare covers about 1.40 square kilometers and had 199 residents in 2021. It is in the CET time zone.