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Hooglede (; ) is a
municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
located in the Belgian province of
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 Flemis ...
. The municipality comprises the towns of and Hooglede proper. On January 1, 2006, Hooglede had a total population of 9,831. The total area is 37.84 km2 which gives a
population density Population density (in agriculture: Standing stock (disambiguation), 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 260 inhabitants per km2. Hooglede-Gits was the site of the 2007
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships are the world championships for cyclo-cross organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI). Starting in 2022, seven events are organized each year – UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships – Men's elite ...
. Hooglede houses one of the 4 German War Cemeteries in Belgium, the Hooglede German War Cemetery.


Economy

The
Deceuninck Deceuninck is the name of an entrepreneurial family from West Flanders, Belgium, who founded several companies with their name. In 1985, the company went public on the Brussels stock exchange (now Euronext). Founded in 1937, with its headquart ...
company is based in Hooglede, as is
MOL Trucks MOL is a manufacturer of specialist trucks and trailers, based in Hooglede, Belgium. Specializes in manufacturing of trailers, waste vehicles, port equipment, trucks and rail equipments. History It was founded in 1944 offered a range of enhan ...
.


Politics

From 1989 till 2012, politics in Hooglede were dominated by the cartel SAMEN (consisting of
sp.a Vooruit (, Dutch for Forward) is a Flemish social democratic political party in Belgium. It was formerly known as the (Flemish) Socialist Party (1978–2001: ''Socialistische Partij'', SP; 2001–2021: ''Socialistische Partij Anders'' , , SP.A) ...
,
N-VA The New Flemish Alliance ( ; N-VA) is a Flemish nationalist, conservative political party in Belgium. The party was established in 2001 by the right-leaning faction of the centrist-nationalist People's Union (VU). The N-VA is a regionalist an ...
and
Open Vld The Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (, , Open Vld) is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium. The party has been described as centre-right and has smaller factions within the party that have conservative liberal and social liberal ...
). In 2012, the cooperation within SAMEN was stopped. The new municipality consists of N-VA Plus (10 seats),
CD&V Christian Democratic and Flemish (, ; CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-democratic political party in Belgium. The party has historical ties to both trade unionism ( ACV) and trade associations ( UNIZO) and the Farmer's League. Until 2001, the party w ...
(7 seats),
Open Vld The Open Flemish Liberals and Democrats (, , Open Vld) is a Flemish liberal political party in Belgium. The party has been described as centre-right and has smaller factions within the party that have conservative liberal and social liberal ...
(2 seats) and Samen Sterk (2 seats). Mayor is Rita Demaré (CD&V).


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* * {{Authority control Municipalities of West Flanders