Gistel
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| Municipality of Belgium | |||
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Map of Gistel
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| Coordinates: 51°09′N 02°58′E / 51.150°N 2.967°ECoordinates: 51°09′N 02°58′E / 51.150°N 2.967°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Community | Flemish Community | ||
| Region | Flemish Region | ||
| Province | West Flanders | ||
| Arrondissement | Ostend | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Bart Halewyck (CD&V) | ||
| • Governing party/ies | CD&V, N-VA, sp-a | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 42.25 km2 (16.31 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2012)[1] | |||
| • Total | 11,792 | ||
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 8470 | ||
| Area codes | 059 | ||
| Website | www.gistel.be | ||
Gistel is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders.
Following local government boundary reforms in 1971 and 1977, the municipality has comprised not only Gistel, but also the towns of Moere, Snaaskerke and Zevekote.
On January 1, 2006 the Gistel municipality had a total registered population of 11,125, of whom more than 8,000 were in Gistel itself. The total area is 42.25 km² which gives a population density of 263 inhabitants per km². The German town of Büdingen is its twin town.
Celebrity connections
The most famous inhabitant of Gistel was Sylvère Maes, winner of the Tour de France in 1936 and 1939. In 2011, a museum opened in Gistel, in honor of Maes and Johan Museeuw.[2]
Another former resident of Gistel is Johan Museeuw, also famous cyclist, but now retired. He won Paris–Roubaix three times.
Images
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Administration Centre
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Bronze scale model of the disappeared medieval church and castle
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Gistel is the origin of the Saint Godelieve devotion
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Oostmolen windmill in full sail
References
- ↑ Population per municipality on 1 January 2012 (XLS; 214 KB)
- ↑ "Museum Gistelse Flandriens" (in Dutch). De Standaard. 8 April 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2012.
External links
- Official website - Available only in Dutch
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