Oosterzele
Oosterzele 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.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, missionary
- Gerard Vekeman, poet
- Walter Muls, politician
- Tom De Sutter, football player
- Johan Taeldeman, linguist, dialectologist, professor-emeritus UGent
