Meulebeke

Meulebeke
Meulebeke
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	West Flanders
District :	Tielt
Coordinates :	50 ° 57 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 57 ′  N , 3 ° 17 ′  E
Area :	29.35 km²
Residents:	10,860 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	370 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	8760
Prefix:	051
Mayor:	Dirk Verwilst
Local government address :	Market 1 8760 Meulebeke
Website:	www.meulebeke.be

Meulebeke is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 10,860 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019).

Tielt is 5 kilometers north, Kortrijk 12 km south, Bruges 28 km north, Ghent 32 km northeast and Brussels about 75 km east.

The next motorway exits are in the west at Roeselare on the A17 , in the southeast at Deerlijk and Waregem on the A14 / E 17 and in the north at Aalter on the A10 / E 40 .
Regional train stations are located in Tielt , Izegem , Roeselare and Waregem, among others ; Interregional express trains also stop in Bruges and Ghent.
There is an international airport near the capital, Brussels.

Sons and daughters of the church

• Karel van Mander (1548–1606), poet, writer, painter and draftsman
• Daniel Van Ryckeghem (1945–2008), racing cyclist

Trivia

In older sources, the name Meulebeeke is used instead of Meulebeke .

Web links

Commons : Meulebeke  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Official website of the municipality (Dutch)