Oosterzele

Oosterzele is a municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders, in Belgium. The municipality comprises the towns of Balegem, Gijzenzele, Landskouter, Moortsele, Oosterzele proper and Scheldewindeke. 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:



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