Wielsbeke () is a
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
located in the
Belgian
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province of
West Flanders
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. The municipality comprises the towns of
Ooigem
Wielsbeke () is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ooigem, Sint-Baafs-Vijve and Wielsbeke proper. On January 1, 2018, Wielsbeke had a total population of 9,584. The total area ...
,
Sint-Baafs-Vijve 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
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of 440 inhabitants per km².
Notable people
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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
C ...
(b. Wielsbeke, 1956), founder of
Option N.V.
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Niko Eeckhout
Niko Eeckhout (born 16 December 1970) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 1992 and 2013. He was the 2005–2006 UCI Europe Tour series and the 2006 Belgian National Cycling Championship Road Ra ...
, a professional road racing cyclist. He was the champion of Belgium in 2006.
* Noël Demeulenaere, a person who has a lot of influence in cyclism and former mayor of the village.
* Wim Vromant writes books for children.
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Tessa Wullaert
Tessa Wullaert (born 19 March 1993) is a Belgian professional Women's association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Dutch club Fortuna Sittard and the Belgium women's national football team, Belgium na ...
, professional footballer who plays as a forward for Anderlecht and the Belgian national team.
Images
Image:Wielsbeke Sint-Laurentiuskerk.JPG, Sint Laurentius church
Image:Wielsbeke - Geboortehuis van Familie Roger De Clerck.JPG, Birth house of the second generation of the family De Clerck, founders of the Beaulieu group
See also
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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 Roge ...
References
External links
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Official website - Available only in
Dutch
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Municipalities of West Flanders
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