Moorslede

municipality in West Flanders, Belgium

Moorslede is a municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. Moorslede comprises the towns of Dadizele and Moorslede itself.

Flag of Moorslede
Coat of arms of Moorslede
Saint Martin Church

In 2007, 10697 people lived there.[1]

It is at 50° 53 North, 03° 03 East.[2]

Personality

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Constant Lievens (1856-1893), the apostle of the Chota Nagpur, was born in Moorslede.

History

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The 1950 World Cycling Championshipwas held in Moorslede and was won by Briek Schotte.

References

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  1. "Werkelijke bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2007 / Population de droit par commune au 1 janvier 2007 (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-23. Retrieved 2008-07-15.
  2. "Geografische coördinaten van de gemeenten (.xls)". Archived from the original on 2008-11-24. Retrieved 2008-07-15.

Other websites

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