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Wielsbeke
Wielsbeke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ooigem, and Wielsbeke proper. On January 1, 2018, Wielsbeke had a total population of 9,584. The total area is 21.76 km2 which gives a population density of 440 inhabitants per km2. Notable people * Jan Callewaert (b. Wielsbeke, 1956), founder of Option N.V. * Niko Eeckhout, a professional road racing cyclist. He was the champion of Belgium in 2006. * , a person who has a lot of influence in cyclism and former mayor of the village. * Wim Vromant writes books for children. * Tessa Wullaert Tessa Wullaert (born 19 March 1993) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Inter Milan and the Belgium national team, where she has amassed the second-highest number of caps for her country ever. She is her ..., professional footballer who plays as a forward for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team. Images Image:Wielsb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oostrozebeke
Oostrozebeke (; ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Oostrozebeke proper. On January 1, 2018 Oostrozebeke had a total population of 7,849. The total area is 16.62 km2 which gives a population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of 472 inhabitants per km2. References External links *Official website - Available only in Dutch Municipalities of West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harelbeke
Harelbeke (; ) is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Harelbeke proper and the towns of Bavikhove and Hulste. On January 1, 2019, Harelbeke had a total population of 28,447. The total area is 29.14 km² which gives a population density of 898 inhabitants per km². Inhabitants consider their hometown to be a "Weireldstad" (metropolis), which also led to a monthly "Harelbekedag" amongst the students of Harelbeke studying in Ghent. In Harelbeke a museum remembers the life and work of musician and composer Peter Benoit, called the Peter Benoit Huis. Famous natives * Andreas Pevernage (1542/1543 – 1591), composer of the late Renaissance * Jacobus Vaet (1529-1567), Renaissance composer, possibly born in Harelbeke * Armand Coeck (1941 - 2024), avant-garde composer * Jan Bucquoy (1945 - ), anarchist and film-maker ('' Camping Cosmos'') * Peter Benoit, composer * Wim Opbrouck, actor and singer Har ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waregem
Waregem (; ), spelled Waereghem before, is a municipality and city located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality lies in the valley of the river Lys, between Kortrijk and Ghent. It is part of the administrative district of Kortrijk and comprises the towns of Beveren, Desselgem, Sint-Eloois-Vijve and Waregem proper. On January 1, 2024, Waregem had a total population of 39,970. The total area is 44.34 km² which gives a population density of 901 inhabitants per km². History Origins The first inhabitants of this forested region settled along the Leie well before Roman times. Bronze coins and artifacts associated with the Gallo-Roman culture show extensive activity in this area in the first centuries of our era. This is not surprising given the fact that Sint-Eloois-Vijve stood at the intersection of two important Roman roads: Cassel-Tongeren and Bavai- Oudenburg. The name of the current municipality refers to a certain “Waro” clan or tribe, po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Flanders
West Flanders is the westernmost province of the Flemish Region, in Belgium. It is the only coastal Belgian province, facing the North Sea to the northwest. It has land borders with the Dutch province of Zeeland to the northeast, the Flemish province of East Flanders to the east, the Walloon province of Hainaut in the south and the French department of Nord to the west. Its capital is Bruges (''Brugge''). Other important cities are Kortrijk in the south and Ostend (''Oostende'') on the coast, Roeselare and Ypres (''Ieper''). The province has an area of which is divided into eight administrative districts (''arrondissementen'') containing 64 municipalities. As of January 2024, West Flanders has a population of over 1.22 million. The North Sea coast of Belgium, an important tourism destination, lies in West Flanders. A tram line runs the length of the coast, from De Panne on the French border to Knokke-Heist on the Dutch border. West Flanders has two seaports, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zulte
Zulte () is a Belgium, Belgian Municipalities of Belgium, municipality located in Flemish Region, Flanders and in the Flanders, Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Machelen (Zulte), Machelen, and Zulte proper. In 2021, Zulte had a total population of 15,843. The total area is 32.52 km2. The town used to have its own beer since 1891 (simply called Zulte) but today they are part of Alken-Maes breweries. The main football club (association football), football club from Zulte merged with K.S.V. Waregem, KSV Waregem to form a team called S.V. Zulte Waregem, SV Zulte Waregem that plays in the Belgian Pro League. Famous inhabitants *Roger Raveel, painter *Gerard Reve, Dutch writer References External links * Official website Municipalities of East Flanders Populated places in East Flanders Zulte, Zulte {{EastFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Callewaert
Jan Callewaert (1956 – 1 February 2022) was a Belgian businessman. He was the general manager of Option N.V. In 2005, he was voted manager of the year in Belgium. He also was the chairman of football club Oud-Heverlee Leuven. Life and career Callewaert was born in Wielsbeke in 1956. He obtained a Master in commercial sciences and a bachelor in philosophy at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. From 1980 to 1982, he was assistant at the VLEKHO in Brussels. He later became a system engineer, and then product manager at Bull until 1984 when he joined Ericsson (), commonly known as Ericsson (), is a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. Ericsson has been a major contributor to the development of the telecommunications industry and is one ... telecommunication. In 1986, he founded Option International, and started the production of modems for laptops. He received the Manager of the year award in 2005. Callewaert d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dentergem
Dentergem (, ) is a municipality, located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Dentergem proper, Markegem, Oeselgem and Wakken. On January 1, 2006, Dentergem had a total population of 8,188. The total area is 25.94 km2 which gives a population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geog ... of 316 inhabitants per km2. References External links *Official website- Available only in Dutch Municipalities of West Flanders {{WestFlanders-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language and is the List of languages by total number of speakers, third most spoken Germanic language. In Europe, Dutch is the native language of most of the population of the Netherlands and Flanders (which includes 60% of the population of Belgium). "1% of the EU population claims to speak Dutch well enough in order to have a conversation." (page 153). Dutch was one of the official languages of South Africa until 1925, when it was replaced by Afrikaans, a separate but partially Mutual intelligibility, mutually intelligible daughter language of Dutch. Afrikaans, depending on the definition used, may be considered a sister language, spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, and evolving from Cape Dutch dialects. In South America, Dutch is the native l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Flanders
East Flanders ( ; ; ; ) is a Provinces of Belgium, province of Belgium. It borders (clockwise from the North) the Netherlands, Dutch province of Zeeland and the Belgian provinces of Antwerp (province), Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Hainaut (province), Hainaut and West Flanders. It has an area of , divided into six administrative districts containing 60 municipalities, and a population of over 1.57 million as of January 2024. The capital is Ghent, home to the Ghent University and the Port of Ghent. History During the short-lived Napoleonic Empire, most of the area of the modern province was part of the Escaut (department), Department of Escaut, named after the River Scheldt. Following the defeat of Napoleon, the entity was Geographical renaming, renamed after its geographical location in the eastern part of the historic County of Flanders (now in the western portion of the current Flemish Region). The provincial flag has a black lion with red tongue and claws, on a background of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arrondissement Of Tielt
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, and certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', which may be roughly translated into English as districts. The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture. When an arrondissement contains the prefecture (capital) of the department, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture. Arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes. Municipal arrondissement A municipal arrondissement (, pronounced ), is a subdivision of the commune, used in the three largest cities: Paris, Lyon, and Marseille. It functions as an even lower administrative division, with its own mayor. Although usually referred to simply as an "arrondissement", they should not be confused with departmental arrondissements, which are gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaulieu International Group
Beaulieu International Group is a Belgian textile manufacturing company, with its head office located in Waregem, a region of West Flanders which is known for its textile industry. History The company was founded as ''Beaulieu'' in 1959 by Roger De Clerck as a fabric production business. Between 1959 and 1991 Beaulieu expanded and grew into a vertical integrated company. In 1991 the company was split-up in seven parts between Roger De Clerck and his six children. Roger De Clerck remained in charge of raw materials. Between 1991 and 2005 the changing market conditions led to an overcapacity in the European textile industry and growing international competition. Finally in 2005 five of the seven branches of the Beaulieu Group merged and became the Beaulieu International Group. In 1978 the American offshoot, "Beaulieu of America", was created by Roger De Clerck's son-in-law Carl Bouckaert and his daughter Mieke De Clerck. Beaulieu of America declared bankruptcy on 17 July 2017 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
