Oosterzele () is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of , , , , Oosterzele proper and . In 2021, Oosterzele had a total population of 13,740. The total area is 43.12 km². Its twin town is Oberkirch in Germany.

Geography

Oosterzele is subdivided into 6 sub-municipalities:

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! # !! Deelgemeentes !! Area (km²)!!Population!!Population density

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| I || align="left" | Oosterzele || || ||

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| II || align="left" | Balegem || 12,02 || ||

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| III || align="left" | Scheldewindeke || 11,84 ||||

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| IV || align="left" | Moortsele || 3,64 || ||

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| V || align="left" | Landskouter || || ||

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| VI || align="left" | Gijzenzele || 1,87 || ||

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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

  • Official website