Wielsbeke

Wielsbeke
Municipality
Castle Hernieuwenburg, now town hall
Flag of Wielsbeke Flag Coat of arms of Wielsbeke Coat of arms
Wielsbeke Location in Belgium
Location of Wielsbeke in West Flanders 250x250px
Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Tielt
Government
• Mayor	Jan Stevens
• Governing party/ies	CD&V
Area
• Total	21.76 km2 (8.40 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	9,188
• Density	420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Postal codes	8710
Area codes	056
Website	www.wielsbeke.be

Wielsbeke is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Ooigem, Sint-Baafs-Vijve and Wielsbeke proper. On January 1, 2006, Wielsbeke had a total population of 8,906. The total area is 21.76 km² which gives a population density of 409 inhabitants per km².

Notable people

• Jan Cal (b. Wielsbeke, 1956), founder of Option N.V.
• Niko Eeckhout, a professional road racing cyclist. He was the champion of Belgium in 2006.
• Noël Demeulenaere, a person who has a lot of influence in cyclism and former mayor of the village.
• Wim Vromant writes books for children.

Images

• Wielsbeke Sint-Laurentiuskerk.JPG

  Sint Laurentius church

• Wielsbeke - Geboortehuis van Familie Roger De Clerck.JPG

  Birth house of the second generation of the family De Clerck, founders of the Beaulieu group

See also

• Beaulieu International Group

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Official website - Available only in Dutch