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 43.12km². Its twin town is Oberkirch in Germany.

Geography

Oosterzele is subdivided into 6 sub-municipalities:

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

References

External links

• Official website