Zedelgem
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Zedelgem | |
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| File:Zedelgem Sint-Laurentiuskerk 2012.JPG | |
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Flag of Zedelgem Flag Coat of arms of Zedelgem Coat of arms | |
Location in Belgium
Location of Zedelgem in West Flanders | |
| Coordinates: 51°08′N 03°08′E / 51.133°N 3.133°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium |
| Community | Flemish Community |
| Region | Flemish Region |
| Province | West Flanders |
| Arrondissement | Bruges |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Annick Vermeulen (CD&V-Nieuw) |
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V-Nieuw |
| Area | |
• Total | 60.66 km2 (23.42 sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 8210, 8211 |
| NIS code | 31040 |
| Area codes | 050 |
| Website | www.zedelgem.be |
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Zedelgem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzeːdəlɣɛm]; West Flemish: Zillegem [ˈzɛləɦæm]) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Aartrijke, Loppem, Veldegem and Zedelgem proper. On January 1, 2019, Zedelgem had a total population of 22,813. The total area is 60.34 km2 (23.30 sq mi) which gives a population density of 378/km2 (980/sq mi). Zedelgem and the surrounding area was home to a prisoner-of-war camp towards the end of World War II. Although the camp was disbanded and prisoners released after the war, the site remained military domain until 1994. It is now a nature park.
Notable people
- F.R. Boschvogel (1902–1994), writer.
See also
Gallery
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Brewery De Leeuw in Aartrijke
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Church and churchyard in Loppem
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Loppem Castle in Loppem
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Concrete casemates in Loppem
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Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe church in Veldegem
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References
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Zedelgem at Wikimedia Commons
- (in Dutch) Official website
- Zedelgem POW Camp
