Anzegem

Anzegem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑnzəɣɛm] ^ⓘ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Anzegem proper, Gijzelbrechtegem, Ingooigem, Kaster, Tiegem and Vichte. On 1 January 2006 Anzegem had a total population of 14,609. The total area is 41.79 km² which gives a population density of 349 inhabitants per km².

Anzegem
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Anzegem
Anzegem Location in Belgium Location of Anzegem in West-Flanders
Coordinates: 50°50′N 03°28′E
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Kortrijk
Government
• Mayor	Pauline Van Marcke (Samen Eén)
• Governing party/ies	Samen Eén, Inzet, N-VA
Area
• Total	42.35 km2 (16.35 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	14,609
• Density	340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Postal codes	8570, 8572, 8573
NIS code	34002
Area codes	056
Website	www.anzegem.be

One of the most famous inhabitants of Anzegem was Stijn Streuvels, the Flemish writer who died in Ingooigem in 1969, aged 98.

On the night of 16 October 2014, Anzegem's medieval parish church of Saint John the Baptist (Sint Jan de Doperkerk in Dutch) was destroyed in a fire.^[2]

Anzegem's church of Saint John the Baptist before it was destroyed by fire in 2014.