Zele

Zele
	Zele
	Zele
State :	Belgium
Region :	Flanders
Province :	East Flanders
District :	Dendermonde
Coordinates :	51 ° 4 ′ N , 4 ° 2 ′ E Coordinates: 51 ° 4 ′ N , 4 ° 2 ′ E
Area :	33.06 km²
Residents:	21,125 (Jan 1, 2019)
Population density:	639 inhabitants per km²
Post Code:	9240
Prefix:	052
Mayor:	Patrick Poppe ( Open VLD )
; Local government address :	Gemeentehuis ; Market 50 ; 9240 Zele
Website:	zele.be

Zele is a Belgian municipality in the Flanders region . It is located in the province of East Flanders and belongs to the Arrondissement of Dendermonde .

Lokeren is 5 kilometers north-west, Dendermonde 6 km south-east, Ghent 22 km west, Antwerp 30 km north-east and Brussels 34 km south-east.

The next motorway exit is to the north near Lokeren on the A14 / E17 . Zele has a regional train station on the Lokeren-Dendermonde line. In both cities there are also other train stations with stops for regional trains. National express trains also stop in Ghent and Brussels. There is a regional airport near Antwerp and an international airport near the capital Brussels.

Sons and daughters of the church

Pieter de Decker (1812-1891), statesman and Belgian Prime Minister
Filip De Wilde (born 1964), football goalkeeper

Web links

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

Official website of the municipality (Dutch)

The Sint-Ludgeruskerk in Zele