- Zedelgem
Infobox Belgium Municipality
name=Zedelgem
picture=
picture-
map-West Flanders
arms=Zedelgem wapen.gif
region=BE-REG-FLE
community=BE-NL
province=BE-PROV-WV
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=Hilaire Verhegge (CD&V -NW)
majority=CD&V -NW
postal-codes=8210, 8211
telephone-area=050
web= [http://www.zedelgem.be/ www.zedelgem.be]
lat_deg=51
lat_min=08
lon_deg=03
lon_min=08Zedelgem is a
municipality located in the Belgian province ofWest Flanders . The municipality comprises the villages ofAartrijke ,Loppem ,Veldegem and Zedelgem proper. OnJanuary 1 2006 Zedelgem had a total population of 21,835. The total area is 60.34 km² which gives apopulation density of 362 inhabitants per km².Zedelgem and the surrounding area was home to a number of POW camps towards the end of
World War II . The camps were disbanded and prisoners released after the war.Notable people
*
Isidoor Teirlinck (1851-1934), writer.External links
* [http://www.zedelgem-pow-camp.be PoW-camp Zedelgem (Zedelghem - Cedelghema)]
* [http://www.zedelgem.be Official website ] - Available only in Dutch
* [http://latvians.com/en/Exile/Zedelgem/envelope-ZB.php Project to translate Zedelgem POW camp materials into English]
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