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Deinze

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Country
  
Belgium

Region
  
Flemish Region

Postal codes
  
9800

Area
  
75.55 km²

Province
  
East Flanders

Community
  
Flemish Community

Arrondissement
  
Ghent

Area codes
  
09

Postal code
  
9800

Local time
  
Sunday 9:54 PM

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Weather
  
6°C, Wind SW at 16 km/h, 90% Humidity

Deinze ( [ˈdɛi̯nzə]) is a city and a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Deinze proper and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Meigem, Petegem-aan-de-Leie, Sint-Martens-Leerne, Vinkt, Wontergem and Zeveren. On January 1, 2016, Deinze had a total population of 30,628. The total area is 75.54 km2 (29 sq mi) which gives a population density of 375 inhabitants per km².

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Map of Deinze, Belgium

History

To be expanded

In 1695 during the Nine Years' War, an English force garrisoning the town under the command of the Irish general Francis Fergus O’Farrell was forced to surrender to French forces.

Postal history

The DEYNZE post-office opened in 1836. It used a postal code 31 (before 1864), and 94 with points before 1874. The only other office opened before 1910 is PETEGHEM (not to be confused with PETEGHEM-LEZ-AUDENAERDE) on 1 June 1874.

Postal codes in 1969 (before the merger of municipalities in 1977):

- 9800 Deinze - 9801 Astene - 9802 Petegem-aan-de-Leie - 9803 Gottem - 9804 Grammene - 9805 Wontergem - 9806 Vinkt - 9807 Zeveren - 9852 Sint-Martens-Leerne - 9853 Bachte-Maria-Leerne - 9854 Meigem

Sports

Deinze is the starting location of the cycling race Gent–Wevelgem. It is also the operational base of the Team Sky cycle racing team.

Places of interest

  • Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek, a museum dedicated to arts and folk objects created in the Leie region
  • Ooidonk Castle, a castle dating from the 16th century
  • Famous inhabitants

  • Dirk van Braeckel, head of design at Bentley Motors
  • Karel Justinus Calewaert, Roman Catholic bishop
  • Raoul De Keyser, painter
  • Rudy Dhaenens, cyclist, World Champion in 1990
  • Poppo of Deinze, saint
  • Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee
  • Charles Felix Van Quickenborne, founder of Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Mo., USA
  • Karel Van Wijnendaele, founder of the Tour of Flanders
  • Tanneke Sconyncx, alleged witch
  • References

    Deinze Wikipedia