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Country
  
Postal codes
  
9860

Website
  
www.oosterzele.be

Local time
  
Saturday 10:08 AM

Area code
  
09

Community
  
Region
  
Area codes
  
09

Postal code
  
9860

Province
  
Arrondissement
  
Arrondissement of Ghent

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind NE at 18 km/h, 64% Humidity

Oosterzele ( [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.

Contents

Map of Oosterzele, Belgium

Geography

Oosterzele is subdivided into 6 sub-municipalities:

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

    Oosterzele Wikipedia


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