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Hooglede

Municipality in Flemish Community, Belgium

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Location of Hooglede

Hooglede

Location in Belgium

Location of Hooglede in West Flanders

Coordinates: 50°59′N 03°05′E / 50.983°N 3.083°E / 50.983; 3.083Country

BelgiumCommunityFlemish CommunityRegionFlemish RegionProvinceWest FlandersArrondissementRoeselareGovernment

• MayorRita Demaré (CD&V) • Governing party/iesCD&V, Allen 8830Area

• Total38.11 km² (14.71 sq mi)Population

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total9,950 • Density260/km² (680/sq mi)Postal codes

8830

NIS code

36006

Area codes051Websitewww.hooglede.be

Hooglede (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɦoːxˌleːdə]; West Flemish: Ooglee) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Gits [nl] and Hooglede proper. On January 1, 2006, Hooglede had a total population of 9,831. The total area is 37.84 km² which gives a population density of 260 inhabitants per km².

Hooglede-Gits was the site of the 2007 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships. Hooglede houses one of the 4 German War Cemeteries in Belgium, the Hooglede German War Cemetery.

Economy

The Deceuninck company is based in Hooglede, as is MOL Trucks.

Politics

From 1989 till 2012, politics in Hooglede were dominated by the cartel SAMEN (consisting of sp.a, N-VA and Open Vld). In 2012, the cooperation within SAMEN was stopped. The new municipality consists of N-VA Plus (10 seats), CD&V (7 seats), Open Vld (2 seats) and Samen Sterk (2 seats). Mayor is Rita Demaré (CD&V).