Wielsbeke () 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
Ooigem, and Wielsbeke proper. On January 1, 2018, Wielsbeke had a total population of 9,584. The total area is 21.76 km
2 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 440 inhabitants per km
2.
Notable people
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Jan Callewaert (b. Wielsbeke, 1956), founder of
Option N.V.
*
Niko Eeckhout
Niko Eeckhout (born 16 December 1970) is a Belgian former road racing cyclist who rode professionally between 1992 and 2013. He was the 2005–2006 UCI Europe Tour Series Champion and won the 2006 Belgian National Cycling Championship Road Ra ...
, 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: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 Rog ...
References
External links
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Official website - Available only in
Dutch
Municipalities of West Flanders
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