Izegem

Izegem
Izegem
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	West Flanders
District :	Roeselare
Coordinates :	50 ° 55 '  N , 3 ° 13'  E Coordinates: 50 ° 55 '  N , 3 ° 13'  E
Area :	25.48 km²
Residents:	28,018 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density:	1,100 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	8870
Prefix:	051
Mayor:	Bert Maertens
Local government address :	Korenmarkt 10 8870 Izegem
Website:	www.izegem.be

Izegem is a city in the Belgian province of West Flanders . It has 28,018 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019) and is 8 km southeast of Roeselare and 10 km north of Kortrijk . The villages Emelgem and Kachtem also belong to the municipality .

Twin cities

Bad Zwischenahn in Lower Saxony is a twin town of Izegem.

The town twinning only became official on September 20, 1980, when the mayors Vandenberghe and Hinrichs and the town secretaries Charlier and Dreyer signed the documents in Izegem.

Kachtem has been sibling with Hilders (Hessische Rhön) since 1974 .

sons and daughters of the town

• Roger Decock (1927-2020), racing cyclist
• Bart Staes (* 1958), politician, MEP
• Johan Bruyneel (* 1964), cyclist
• Nico Eeckhout (* 1970), cyclist
• Nico Mattan (* 1971), cyclist
• Ulla Werbrouck (* 1972), judoka
• Veerle Dejaeghere (* 1973), athlete
• Yves Olivier (* 1974), racing driver
• Jozef Dumoulin (* 1975), jazz pianist
• Flip Kowlier (born 1976), singer
• Yves Lampaert (* 1991), cyclist

Web links

Commons : Izegem  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the city of Izegem

Heilig-Hartkirche

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Entry about the twin town of Izegem on the homepage of the town of Bad Zwischenahn.Retrieved on April 9, 2019, 11:35 pm
2. ↑ City of Izegem. Retrieved February 25, 2020 . 
3. ^ Hilders' partnership