Hooglede

Hooglede
Municipality
nl (Hooglede town hall) nl
Flag of Hooglede Flag Coat of arms of Hooglede Coat of arms
Hooglede Location in Belgium
Location of Hooglede in West Flanders 250x250px
Coordinates:
Country	Belgium
Community	Flemish Community
Region	Flemish Region
Province	West Flanders
Arrondissement	Roeselare
Government
• Mayor	Rita Demaré
• Governing party/ies	CD&V, Samen sterk, Open Vld
Area
• Total	37.84 km2 (14.61 sq mi)
Population (1 January 2013)
• Total	9,895
• Density	260/km2 (680/sq mi)
Postal codes	8830
Area codes	051
Website	www.hooglede.be

Hooglede is a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the towns of 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, NVA and Open VLD). In 2012, the cooperation within SAMEN was stopped. The new municipality consists of NVA Plus (10 seats), CD&V (7 seats), Open VLD (2 seats) and Samen Sterk (2 seats). The mayor is Rita Demaré (CD&V).

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• (Dutch) Official website