Oosterzele
# Oosterzele

Oosterzele (Dutch pronunciation:) is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Balegem [nl], Gijzenzele [nl], Landskouter [nl], Moortsele [nl], Oosterzele proper and Scheldewindeke [nl]. 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:

| # | Deelgemeentes | Area (km²) |
| - | - | - |
| I | Oosterzele | |
| II | Balegem | 12,02 |
| III | Scheldewindeke | 11,84 |
| IV | Moortsele | 3,64 |
| V | Landskouter | |
| VI | Gijzenzele | 1,87 |

## Famous inhabitants

* Els De Temmerman, journalist, activist
* Johan Van Hecke, politician
* Gustaaf Joos, Roman Catholic cardinal
* Frans Van De Velde (1909-2002), missionary
* Gerard Vekeman (1933), poet
* Walter Muls (1961), politician
* Tom De Sutter (1985), football player
* Johan Taeldeman, linguist, dialectologist, professor-emeritus UGent
