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Oosterzele
Municipality
Church of Landskouter (2008)
FlagCoat of arms
Location of Oosterzele
OosterzeleLocation in Belgium Location of Oosterzele in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°57′N 03°48′E / 50.950°N 3.800°E / 50.950; 3.800
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	East Flanders
Arrondissement	Ghent
Government
• Mayor	Orville Cottenie (#pro9860)
• Governing party/ies	#pro9860/Voluit
Area
• Total	43.57 km (16.82 sq mi)
Population
• Total	13,546
• Density	310/km (810/sq mi)
Postal codes	9860
NIS code	44052
Area codes	09
Website	www.oosterzele.be

Oosterzele (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈoːstərˌzeːlə]) is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Balegem [nl], Gijzenzele [nl], Landskouter [nl], Moortsele [nl], Oosterzele proper and Scheldewindeke [nl]. 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:

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

1. "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
2. "Bevolking per statistische sector - Sector 44052". Statistics Belgium. Retrieved 7 May 2022.

External links

• Media related to Oosterzele at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Dutch) Official website (in Dutch)

v t e Places adjacent to Oosterzele
Melle Wetteren Merelbeke Gavere Oosterzele Sint-Lievens-Houtem Zottegem

v t e Municipalities in the Province of East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium
Aalst	Aalst Denderleeuw Erpe-Mere Geraardsbergen Haaltert Herzele Lede Ninove Sint-Lievens-Houtem Zottegem
Dendermonde	Berlare Buggenhout Dendermonde Hamme Laarne Lebbeke Waasmunster Wetteren Wichelen Zele
Eeklo	Assenede Eeklo Kaprijke Maldegem Sint-Laureins Zelzate
Ghent	Aalter Deinze De Pinte Destelbergen Evergem Gavere Ghent Lievegem Lochristi Melle Merelbeke Moerbeke-Waas Nazareth Oosterzele Sint-Martens-Latem Wachtebeke Zulte
Oudenaarde	Brakel Horebeke Kluisbergen Kruisem Lierde Maarkedal Oudenaarde Ronse Wortegem-Petegem Zwalm
Sint-Niklaas	Beveren Kruibeke Lokeren Sint-Gillis-Waas Sint-Niklaas Stekene Temse
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