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Moorslede

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Country
  
Belgium

Postal codes
  
8890

Website
  
www.moorslede.be

Local time
  
Saturday 2:12 PM

Province
  
West Flanders

Region
  
Flemish Region

Area codes
  
051

Postal code
  
8890

Area code
  
051

Community
  
Flemish Community

Moorslede

Weather
  
14°C, Wind W at 24 km/h, 96% Humidity

Arrondissement
  
Arrondissement of Roeselare

Moorslede is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Dadizele, Slypskapelle and Moorslede proper. On 1 January 2006, Moorslede had a total population of 10,618. The total area is 35.34 km² which gives a population density of 300 inhabitants per km².

Contents

Map of 8890 Moorslede, Belgium

History

Moorslede was home to the 1950 UCI World Championships, won by Briek Schotte.

Notable inhabitants

  • Constant Lievens (1856-1893), the apostle of the Chota Nagpur, was born in Moorslede.
  • Emiel Jacques nl:Emiel Jacques (Moorslede 1874 - Michigan, 1937) was a Flemish painter, illustrator and professor, best known for his flax paintings.
  • Camille Cools (1874, Moorslede - 1916, Detroit, USA) was the founder, editor and publisher of the Gazette van Detroit. [1]

    • References

    Moorslede Wikipedia
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