Moorslede Explained

Moorslede
Picture-Legend:	Moorslede town hall
Map:	Moorslede West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:	Location of Moorslede in West Flanders
Arms:	Moorslede wapen.svg
Flag:	Moorslede Belgium.svg
Arrondissement:	Roeselare
Nis:	36012
Mayor:	Ward Vergote (Visie)
Majority:	Visie, STERK
Postal-Codes:	8890
Telephone-Area:	051
Web:	www.moorslede.be
Coordinates:	50.8833°N 7°W

Moorslede (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈmoːrsˌleːdə/) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Dadizele, Slypskapelle and Moorslede proper. On 1 January 2006, Moorslede had a total population of 10,618. The total area is 35.34 km² which gives a population density of 300 inhabitants per km².

History

Moorslede was host of the 1950 UCI Road World Championships, won by Briek Schotte.^[1]

Notable inhabitants

• Constant Lievens (1856-1893), the apostle of the Chota Nagpur, was born in Moorslede.
• Emiel Jacques (Moorslede 1874 - Michigan, 1937) was a Flemish painter, illustrator and professor, best known for his flax paintings.
• Camille Cools (1874, Moorslede - 1916, Detroit, USA) was the founder, editor and publisher of the Gazette van Detroit. https://web.archive.org/web/20190626092049/http://www.gazettevandetroit.com/

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1 May 2024 . World Championship RR 1950 . FirstCycling.com . en.