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.

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Belgium municipality.name: Wielsbeke
Belgium municipality.picture: Wielsbeke kasteel Hernieuwenburg-2.JPG
Belgium municipality.picture legend: Castle Hernieuwenburg, now town hall
Belgium municipality.map: Wielsbeke West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Location of Wielsbeke in West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms: Wielsbeke wapen.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Flag of Wielsbeke.svg
Belgium municipality.province: West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Tielt
Belgium municipality.nis: 37017
Belgium municipality.mayor: Jan Stevens (CD&V)
Belgium municipality.majority: CD&V
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 8710
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 056
Belgium municipality.web: www.wielsbeke.be

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Official name: Wielsbeke
Population: 9584
Area: 21.76
Official website: www.wielsbeke.be
Image: Wielsbeke kasteel Hernieuwenburg-2.JPG
Dialing code: 056

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Commons category: Wielsbeke
postal code: 8751
annual number of weddings: 40
email address: mailto:[email protected]
phone number: +32-56-67-32-00
fax number: +32-56-67-32-47
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==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, professional footballer who plays as a forward for Anderlecht and the Belgium national team.