Zedelgem
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Zedelgem
Zedelgem Location in Belgium Location of Zedelgem in West Flanders
Coordinates: 51°08′N 03°08′E / 51.133°N 3.133°E / 51.133; 3.133
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Bruges
Government
• Mayor	Annick Vermeulen (CD&V-Nieuw)
• Governing party/ies	CD&V-Nieuw
Area
• Total	60.66 km2 (23.42 sq mi)
Population  (2018-01-01)[1]
• Total	22,635
• Density	370/km2 (970/sq mi)
Postal codes	8210, 8211
NIS code	31040
Area codes	050
Website	www.zedelgem.be

Zedelgem (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈzeːdəlɣɛm]; West Flemish: Zillegem [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 60.34 km² (23.30 sq mi) which gives a population density of 378/km² (980/sq mi).

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.

• F.R. Boschvogel [nl] (1902–1994), writer.

• New Holland Agriculture

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  Brewery De Leeuw [nl] in Aartrijke
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  Church and churchyard in Loppem
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  Loppem Castle in Loppem
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  Concrete casemates in Loppem
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  Onze-Lieve-Vrouwe church in Veldegem

• Media related to Zedelgem at Wikimedia Commons
• (in Dutch) Official website
• Zedelgem POW Camp