Deinze

Municipality

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Deinze

Location in Belgium

Location of Deinze in East Flanders

Coordinates: 50°59′N 03°32′E / 50.983°N 3.533°ECoordinates: 50°59′N 03°32′E / 50.983°N 3.533°E

Country

Government

• Mayor

Jan Vermeulen (CD&V)

• Governing party/ies

CD&V, VLD

Area

• Total

75.55 km² (29.17 sq mi)

Population (1 January 2016)

• Total

30,667

• Density

410/km² (1,100/sq mi)

Postal codes

9800

Area codes

Website

www.deinze.be

Deinze (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdɛi̯nzə]) is a city and a municipality located in the Belgian province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Deinze proper and the towns of Astene, Bachte-Maria-Leerne, Gottem, Grammene, Meigem, Petegem-aan-de-Leie, Sint-Martens-Leerne, Vinkt, Wontergem and Zeveren. On January 1, 2016, Deinze had a total population of 30,628. The total area is 75.54 km² (29 sq mi) which gives a population density of 375 inhabitants per km².

To be expanded

In 1695 during the Nine Years' War, an English force garrisoning the town under the command of the Irish general Francis Fergus O’Farrell was forced to surrender to French forces.

The DEYNZE post-office opened in 1836. It used a postal code 31 (before 1864), and 94 with points before 1874. The only other office opened before 1910 is PETEGHEM (not to be confused with PETEGHEM-LEZ-AUDENAERDE) on 1 June 1874.

Postal codes in 1969 (before the merger of municipalities in 1977):

- 9800 Deinze - 9801 Astene - 9802 Petegem-aan-de-Leie - 9803 Gottem - 9804 Grammene - 9805 Wontergem - 9806 Vinkt - 9807 Zeveren - 9852 Sint-Martens-Leerne - 9853 Bachte-Maria-Leerne - 9854 Meigem

Deinze is the starting location of the cycling race Gent–Wevelgem. It is also the operational base of the Team Sky cycle racing team.

Deinze on the Ferraris map (around 1775)

Deinze, church: de Onze Lieve Vrouwekerk

Bachte Maria Leerne, de Blauwe Poort (entrance gate to castle: kasteel van Ooidonk)

Bachte Maria Leerne, church: de parochiekerk Sint Petrus en Paulus

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