Oosterzele

Oosterzele
Municipality
Church of Landskouter (2008)
Flag Coat of arms
Oosterzele Location in Belgium
Location of Oosterzele in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°57′N 03°48′E / 50.950°N 3.800°ECoordinates: 50°57′N 03°48′E / 50.950°N 3.800°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Johan Van Durme(CD&V/N-VA)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V/N-VA
Area
• Total	43.12 km^2 (16.65 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	13,420
• Density	310/km^2 (810/sq mi)
Postal codes	9860
Area codes	09
Website	www.oosterzele.be

Oosterzele (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːstərzeːlə]) is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Balegem, Gijzenzele, Landskouter, Moortsele, Oosterzele proper and Scheldewindeke. On January 1, 2006, Oosterzele had a total population of 13,172. The total area is 43.12 km² which gives a population density of 305 inhabitants per km². Its twin town is Oberkirch in Germany.

Geography

Oosterzele is subdivided into 6 sub-municipalities:

#	Deelgemeentes	Area (km²)	Population	Population density
I	Oosterzele
II	Balegem	12,02
III	Scheldewindeke	11,84
IV	Moortsele	3,64
V	Landskouter
VI	Gijzenzele	1,87

Famous inhabitants

• Els De Temmerman, journalist, activist
• Johan Van Hecke, politician
• Gustaaf Joos, Roman Catholic cardinal
• Frans Van De Velde (1909-2002), missionary
• Gerard Vekeman (1933), poet
• Walter Muls (1961), politician
• Tom De Sutter (1985), football player
• Johan Taeldeman, linguist, dialectologist, professor-emeritus UGent

References

1. Population per municipality on 1 January 2013 (XLS; 607.5 KB)

External links

• Media related to Oosterzele at Wikimedia Commons
• (Dutch) Official website (Dutch)