Zedelgem (; ) is a
municipality
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located in the
Belgian province of
West Flanders
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. The municipality comprises the villages of Aartrijke, Loppem, Veldegem and Zedelgem proper. On January 1, 2019, Zedelgem had a total population of 22,813. The total area is which gives a
population density
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of .
Zedelgem and the surrounding area was home to a
prisoner-of-war camp
A prisoner-of-war camp (often abbreviated as POW camp) is a site for the containment of enemy fighters captured as Prisoner of war, prisoners of war by a belligerent power in time of war.
There are significant differences among POW camps, inte ...
towards the end of
World War II
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. Although the camp was disbanded and prisoners released after the war, the site remained military domain until 1994. It is now a nature park.
Notable people
* (1902–1994), writer.
See also
*
New Holland Agriculture
Gallery
File:Aartrijke - Brouwerij De Leeuw - België.jpg, in Aartrijke
File:Loppem, parochiekerk Sint Martinus oeg209818 met begraafplaats oeg209871 foto6 2015-09-28 10.01.jpg, Church and churchyard in Loppem
File:Loppem kasteel 01.jpg, Loppem Castle in Loppem
File:209809 Loppem Abdijhoek Betonnen kazematten.JPG, Concrete casemate
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s in Loppem
File:Veldegem - Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekerk 1.jpg, Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe church in Veldegem
References
External links
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Zedelgem POW Camp
Municipalities of West Flanders
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