Pittem

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Pittem
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Pittem (West Flanders Province)
Pittem
Pittem
State : BelgiumBelgium Belgium
Region : Flanders
Province : West Flanders
District : Tielt
Coordinates : 51 ° 0 ′  N , 3 ° 16 ′  E Coordinates: 51 ° 0 ′  N , 3 ° 16 ′  E
Area : 34.42 km²
Residents: 6738 (Jan. 1, 2019)
Population density: 196 inhabitants per km²
Post Code: 8740
Prefix: 051
Mayor: Ivan Delaere

Local government address : 		Gemeentehuis Pittem
Market 1
8740 Pittem
Website: www.pittem.be
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Pittem is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 6,738 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019), which consists of the main town Pittem and the district Egem.

Pittem is 4 km west of Tielt , 11 km northeast of Roeselare , 18 km north of Kortrijk , 24 km south of Bruges , 32 km west of Ghent and almost 80 km west of Brussels .

The next motorway exits are at Aalter and Beernem in the north on the A10 / E 40 , at Lichtervelde and Ardooie in the west on the A17 and at Deinze , Waregem and Kortrijk in the southeast on the A14 / E 17 .
The nearest regional train stations are in the neighboring towns of Tielt, Roeselare, Izegem , Aalter and Deinze. Interregional express trains also stop in Bruges and Ghent.
The nearest international airport is located near the capital, Brussels.

VHF radio and television are broadcast from the Egem district via the Egem Zendstation .

Town twinning

Pittem has been officially twinned with the American city of Shawnee since 1984 . Since then there has been an annual exchange between the two communities.

We have been on friendly terms with the French community of La Meyze in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region since 1981. As a result, the mayors of the two municipalities signed an official town twinning document on July 16, 2000, which was passed by the Pittem municipal council on October 30, 2000.

Sons and daughters of the church

Web links

Commons : Pittem  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Church of Our Lady