Herzele

Herzele
Municipality
Herzele Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Herzele Location in Belgium
Location of Herzele in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°53′N 03°53′E / 50.883°N 3.883°ECoordinates: 50°53′N 03°53′E / 50.883°N 3.883°E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Aalst
Government
• Mayor	Johan Van Tittelboom (VLD)
• Governing party/ies	VLD, SP.A
Area
• Total	47.40 km^2 (18.30 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)[1]
• Total	17,224
• Density	360/km^2 (940/sq mi)
Postal codes	9550-9552
Area codes	053, 054, 09
Website	www.herzele.be

Herzele (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦɛrzeːlə]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders in the Denderstreek. The municipality comprises the towns of Borsbeke, Herzele proper, Hillegem, Ressegem, Sint-Antelinks, Sint-Lievens-Esse, Steenhuize-Wijnhuize and Woubrechtegem. On January 1, 2006, Herzele had a total population of 16,709. The total area is 47.40 km² which gives a population density of 353 inhabitants per km². The current mayor of Herzele is Johan Van Tittelboom, from the Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats party.

Herzele is crossed by two brooks, the Molenbeek in Borsbeke, Herzele, Ressegem, and Hillegem, as well as the Molenbeek-Ter Erpenbeek in Herzele, Sint-Lievens-Esse, Woubrechtegem, and Ressegem.

Church of Ressegem

References

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

External links

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