Oosterzele

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

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Location of Oosterzele

Oosterzele

Location in Belgium

Location of Oosterzele in East Flanders

Coordinates: 50°57′N 03°48′E / 50.950°N 3.800°E / 50.950; 3.800Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceEast FlandersArrondissementGhentGovernment

• MayorJohan Van Durme (CD&V) • Governing party/iesCD&V/N-VAArea

• Total43.57 km² (16.82 sq mi)Population

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total13,546 • Density310/km² (810/sq mi)Postal codes

9860

NIS code

44052

Area codes09Websitewww.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 [nl], Gijzenzele [nl], Landskouter [nl], Moortsele [nl], Oosterzele proper and Scheldewindeke [nl]. In 2021, Oosterzele had a total population of 13,740. The total area is 43.12 km².^[2] Its twin town is Oberkirch in Germany.

Geography

Oosterzele is subdivided into 6 sub-municipalities:

#	Deelgemeentes	Area (km²)
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

^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44052". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 7 May 2022.