Pittem
{{Infobox Belgium municipality
|name = Pittem
|picture = Pittem, de Onze Lieve Vrouwkerk oeg211770 foto1 2013-05-12 13.59.jpg
|picture-legend = Pittem, church: Onze Lieve Vrouwkerk
|map = Pittem West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg
|map-legend = Location of Pittem in West Flanders
|arms = Blason ville be Pittem.svg
|flag = Pittem vlag.svg
|region = {{BE-REG-FLE}}
|community = {{BE-NL}}
|province = {{BE-PROV-WV}}
|arrondissement = Tielt
|nis = 37011
|pyramid-date=01/01/2006
|0-19=23.53
|20-64=58.71
|65=17.76
|foreigners=0.76
|foreigners-date=01/07/2005
|mayor = Denis Fraeyman (CD&V)
|majority = CD&V
|postal-codes = 8740
|telephone-area = 051
|web = {{website|http://www.pittem.be/}}
|coordinates = {{coord|50|59|N|03|16|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}
}}
Pittem ({{IPA|nl|ˈpɪtəm}}, {{IPA|vls|ˈpɛtəm|lang}}) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of Egem and Pittem. Pittem has a population of more than 6,700.https://www.vlaanderen.be/gemeenten-en-provincies/provincie-west-vlaanderen/pittem The total area is 34.42 km2 which gives a population density of 192 inhabitants per km².
Notable people
- Ferdinand Verbiest (1623–1688), scientist and missionary
- Félix de Muelenaere (1793-1862), politician; first prime minister of Belgium (1831-1832)
- Rodolphe Poma (1884–1954), Olympic rower
- May Claerhout (1939–2016), artist sculptor
References
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External links
- {{Commons category-inline}}
- [http://www.pittem.be Official website ] - Available only in Dutch
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20050830020412/http://www.cityofshawnee.org/cityclerk/SisterCities/sister.htm Sister City (since 1984)] with Shawnee, Kansas
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Pittem
|N = Wingene
|E = Tielt
|S = Meulebeke
|W = Ardooie
}}
{{Municipalities in West Flanders}}
{{Authority control}}
Category:Municipalities of West Flanders
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