Zedelgem Explained

Zedelgem
Map:Zedelgem West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Map-Legend:Location of Zedelgem in West Flanders
Arms:Zedelgem wapen.svg
Flag:Zedelgem vlag.svg
Arrondissement:Bruges
Nis:31040
Pyramid-Date:01/01/2006
0-19:23.84
20-64:60.40
65:15.76
Foreigners:0.80
Foreigners-Date:01/07/2005
Mayor:Annick Vermeulen (CD&V-Nieuw)
Majority:CD&V-Nieuw
Postal-Codes:8210, 8211
Telephone-Area:050
Web:www.zedelgem.be
Coordinates:51.1333°N 11°W

Zedelgem (in Dutch; Flemish pronounced as /ˈzeːdəlɣɛm/; Zillegem) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. 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 60.34km2 which gives a population density of 378PD/km2.

Zedelgem and the surrounding area was home to a prisoner-of-war camp towards the end of World War II. Although the camp was disbanded and prisoners released after the war, the site remained military domain until 1994. It is now a nature park.

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