Zedelgem

Zedelgem
Zedelgem
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	West Flanders
District :	Bruges
Coordinates :	51 ° 9 '  N , 3 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 51 ° 9 '  N , 3 ° 8'  E
Area :	60.34 km²
Residents:	22,819 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	378 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	8210 and 8211
Prefix:	050
Mayor:	Annick Vermeulen
Local government address :	Snellegemsestraat 1 8210 Zedelgem
Website:	www.zedelgem.be

Zedelgem is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region with 22,819 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2019). It consists of the main town Zedelgem and the districts of Aartrijke , Loppem and Veldegem . Bruges is 8 km north-northeast, Ostend on the Belgian coast 18 km north-west.

history

Towards the end of the Second World War, the Zedelgem prisoner-of-war camp for up to 60,000 prisoners of the Wehrmacht and Waffen-SS existed in the area .

traffic

The next motorway exits are at Bruges on the A10 / E 40 and at Ruddervoorde on the A17 .

Zedelgem has a regional train station on the Kortrijk - Zedelgem - Bruges railway line ; National express trains also stop in Bruges.

Partner communities

There has been a municipal partnership with Reil an der Mosel since 2007 .

Personalities

• FR Boschvogel (1902–1994), Belgian writer

Web links

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

• Official homepage of the municipality

Individual evidence

1. ^ Report on the exhibition in Zedelgem (accessed on January 1, 2014)
2. ↑ "In 2017 we are celebrating 10 years of" partnership "." Retrieved on March 20, 2019, 11:40 pm

Zedelgem: St. Laurenzius Church with a Gothic church tower