Moorslede
Template:Infobox Belgium municipality Moorslede ({{#invoke:IPA|main}}) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Dadizele, Slypskapelle and Moorslede proper. On 1 January 2006, Moorslede had a total population of 10,618. The total area is 35.34 km2 which gives a population density of 300 inhabitants per km2.
HistoryEdit
Moorslede was host of the 1950 UCI Road World Championships, won by Briek Schotte.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Notable inhabitantsEdit
- Constant Lievens (1856-1893), the apostle of the Chota Nagpur, was born in Moorslede.
- Emiel Jacques nl:Emiel Jacques (Moorslede 1874 - Michigan, 1937) was a Flemish painter, illustrator and professor, best known for his flax paintings.
- Camille Cools (1874, Moorslede - 1916, Detroit, USA) was the founder, editor and publisher of the Gazette van Detroit. [1]
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