Zedelgem

{{Distinguish|text=Zedelghem, a fictional place in the novel Cloud Atlas}}

{{Infobox Belgium municipality

|name = Zedelgem

|picture = Zedelgem Sint-Laurentiuskerk 2012.JPG

|picture-legend =

|map = Zedelgem West-Flanders Belgium Map.svg

|map-legend = Location of Zedelgem in West Flanders

|arms = Zedelgem wapen.svg

|flag = Zedelgem vlag.svg

|region = {{BE-REG-FLE}}

|community = {{BE-NL}}

|province = {{BE-PROV-WV}}

|arrondissement = Bruges

|nis = 31040

|pyramid-date=01/01/2006

|0-19=23.84

|20-64=60.40

|65=15.76

|foreigners=0.80

|foreigners-date=01/07/2005

|mayor = Annick Vermeulen (CD&V-Nieuw)

|majority = CD&V-Nieuw

|postal-codes = 8210, 8211

|telephone-area = 050

|web = [http://www.zedelgem.be/ www.zedelgem.be]

|coordinates = {{coord|51|08|N|03|08|E|region:BE|display=inline,title}}

}}

Zedelgem ({{IPA|nl|ˈzeːdəlɣɛm}}; {{langx|vls|Zillegem}} {{IPA|vls|ˈzɛləɦæm|}}) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the villages of Aartrijke, Loppem, Veldegem and Zedelgem proper. On January 1, 2019, Zedelgem had a total population of 22,813. The total area is {{convert|60.34|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} which gives a population density of {{convert|378|PD/km2|PD/sqmi|abbr=on}}.

Zedelgem and the surrounding area was home to a prisoner-of-war camp towards the end of World War II. Although the camp was disbanded and prisoners released after the war, the site remained military domain until 1994. It is now a nature park.