Moorslede
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name = Moorslede
|picture = Moorslede - Town hall 1.jpg
|picture-legend = Moorslede town hall
|map = Moorslede West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend = Location of Moorslede in West Flanders
|arms = Moorslede wapen.svg
|flag = Moorslede Belgium.svg
|region = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community = {{BE-NL}}
|province = {{BE-PROV-WV}}
|arrondissement = Roeselare
|nis = 36012
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|0-19=
|20-64=
|65=
|foreigners =
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|mayor = Ward Vergote (Visie)
|majority = Visie, STERK
|postal-codes = 8890
|telephone-area = 051
|web = [http://www.moorslede.be/ www.moorslede.be]
|coordinates = {{coord|50|53|N|03|04|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
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Moorslede ({{IPA|nl|ˈmoːrsˌleːdə}}) 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.
History
Notable inhabitants
- 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. [https://web.archive.org/web/20190626092049/http://www.gazettevandetroit.com/]
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