Oosterzele
Oosterzele is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of,,,, Oosterzele proper and. In 2021, Oosterzele had a total population of 13,740. The total area is 43.12 km². Its twin town is Oberkirch in Germany.
Geography
Oosterzele is subdivided into 6 sub-municipalities:[Image:OosterzeleMap.svg|none|250px]
Famous inhabitants
- Els De Temmerman, journalist, activist
- Johan [Van Hecke], politician
- Gustaaf Joos, Roman Catholic cardinal
- Frans [Van De Velde (missionary)|Frans Van De Velde], missionary
- Gerard Vekeman, poet
- Walter Muls, politician
- Tom De Sutter, football player
- Johan Taeldeman, linguist, dialectologist, professor-emeritus UGent