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Zedelgem (; ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Aartrijke, Loppem, Veldegem and Zedelgem proper. On January 1, 2019, Zedelgem had a total population of 22,813. The total area is which gives a population density of .

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Belgium municipality.name
Zedelgem
Belgium municipality.picture
Zedelgem Sint-Laurentiuskerk 2012.JPG
Belgium municipality.map
Zedelgem West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend
Location of Zedelgem in West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arms
Zedelgem wapen.svg
Belgium municipality.flag
Zedelgem vlag.svg
Belgium municipality.province
West Flanders
Belgium municipality.arrondissement
Bruges
Belgium municipality.nis
31040
Belgium municipality.mayor
Annick Vermeulen (CD&V-Nieuw)
Belgium municipality.majority
CD&V-Nieuw
Belgium municipality.postal codes
8210, 8211
Belgium municipality.telephone area
050
Belgium municipality.web
www.zedelgem.be

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Zedelgem (; ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Aartrijke, Loppem, Veldegem and Zedelgem proper. On January 1, 2019, Zedelgem had a total population of 22,813. The total area is which gives a population density of .

Zedelgem and the surrounding area was home to prisoner-of-war camps towards the end of World War II. Although the camp was disbanded and prisoners released after the war, the site remained military domain until 1994. It is now a nature park.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Zedelgem” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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