Lichtervelde Explained

Lichtervelde
Picture-Legend:Town hall of Lichtervelde
Map:Lichtervelde West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Lichtervelde in West Flanders
Arms:Blason ville be Lichtervelde.svg
Flag:Lichtervelde vlag.svg
Arrondissement:Roeselare
Nis:36011
Mayor:Ria Beeusaert-Pattyn
Majority:CD&V
Postal-Codes:8810
Telephone-Area:051
Web:www.lichtervelde.be
Coordinates:51.0333°N 11°W

Lichtervelde (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈlɪxtərˌvɛldə/) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises only the town of Lichtervelde. On January 1, 2006 Lichtervelde had a total population of 8,400. The total area is 25.93 km² which gives a population density of 324 inhabitants per km². The church is 64 m high. In this town the inventor Charles Joseph Van Depoele was born.

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