Oosterzele

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.^[2] Its twin town is Oberkirch in Germany.

Oosterzele
Municipality
Church of Landskouter (2008)
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Oosterzele
Oosterzele Location in Belgium Location of Oosterzele in East Flanders
Coordinates: 50°57′N 03°48′E
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 km2 (16.82 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	13,546
• Density	310/km2 (810/sq mi)
Postal codes	9860
NIS code	44052
Area codes	09
Website	www.oosterzele.be

Geography

Oosterzele is subdivided into 6 sub-municipalities:

#	Deelgemeentes	Area (km²)	Population	Population density
I	Oosterzele
II	Balegem	12,02
III	Scheldewindeke	11,84
IV	Moortsele	3,64
V	Landskouter
VI	Gijzenzele	1,87

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